July 2003 - FRA Traffic Figures: Traffic Slightly Down July 2003 traffic figures at Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

FRANKFURT/MAIN (Germany) 13. 8. 2003 (PROTEXT/ots) -Germany's busiest airport - fell only slightly short of thecorresponding month last year. Nearly 4.5 million passengersused FRA last month, a drop of 1.9 percent from July 2002.Airfreight tonnage decreased at an even smaller rate: About126,000 metric tons of cargo handled at Frankfurt Airport inJuly 2003 represented a 1.1-percent decline compared to July2002. With around 40,000 takeoffs and landings, the number ofaircraft movements decreased by 2.2 percent. Reaching only 10,000metric tons, airmail tonnage was down by 11.3 percent due toservice reductions in Deutsche Post AG's overnight domesticairmail network.

Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airportcontinues to be optimistic about the second half of the year,when traffic is traditionally stronger. For the total year 2003passenger traffic is expected to show a drop of maximallybetween one and two percent, if at all.

In general, the weak global economy and the effects of theSARS infectious disease continued to have an impact on theimportant Asian aviation market. At the end of July the SARSeffect was hardly noticeable anymore.

In the passenger sector it is obvious that the sluggisheconomy continues to curb business travel activity. Demand fordomestic flights decreased whereas traffic on intercontinentalroutes showed strong growth - particularly to North America, theMiddle East and the Caribbean. Cargo development clearly showsthat the strong euro and the sluggish economy are particularlyaffecting export volumes.

Frankfurt Airports Traffic Figures for July 2003July 2003 Change(2) Jan.-July

Change(2)July 03/ 2003

Jan.-JulyJuly 02

03/02Passengers

4,499,816

-1.9 % 26,966,741

-2.0%Airfreight in metric tons

126,035

-1.1 %

873,3812.6 % Airmail in metric tons

10,007 -11.3 %

72,563-9.5% Aircraft Movements(1)

40,073

-2.2 %265,738

0.8 % MTOWs(1) in metric tons

2,230,771

-0.4 %14,601,026

2.8 % Punctuality share of punctual arrivals anddepartures in percent

81.978.6

1 Excluding military flights 2 Change over previous year

For More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG FrankfurtAirport Services Worldwide Attn: Robert A. Payne - ManagerInternational Press 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel.: +4969.690.78547 /Fax: +49.69.690.60548 E-mail: r.payne@fraport.deInternet: www.fraport.com 1

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