October 2002 - FRA Traffic Figures: Frankfurt Airport Reports Double-digit Growth in Passenger Traffic Clear 4.4 Percent Increase in Cargo Tonnage; Traffic Fig

Frankfurt, Germany 13.11.2002 (PROTEXT/ots) - Clearly morepassengers - some 4.5 million passengers or a plus of 13.6percent - used Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in October 2002 comparedto the corresponding month last year. Passenger growth in October2002 was even stronger than the seven-percent increase registeredin the previous month of September. Thus, Fraport AG (thecompany owning and managing Frankfurt Airport) is expectingalmost 49 million passengers for the total year 2002.

In particular, intercontinental traffic boosted passengergrowth at Frankfurt Airport. As expected, routes to the MiddleEast and North America achieved the biggest increases, with bothgrowing by more than 40 percent versus October 2001. Traffic tothe Far East reached new peak levels. Growth-intensivedestinations included China, Hong Kong, India and Japan.

Frankfurt Airport's cargo traffic has also developedpositively, with 139,400 metric tons of airfreight handled inOctober 2002 (plus 4.4 percent). Overall, Fraport AG recorded40,500 take-offs and landings at FRA in October 2002, a 2.9-percent increase in aircraft movements versus the same periodlast year. Maximum Take-off Weights (MTOWs) for the reportingmonth reached over 2.2 million metric tons, 0.9 percent higherthan the figure for October 2001.

Because traffic figures during the first two weeks ofNovember 2002 are already clearly better than last year'sresults, Fraport AG is confident that a sustainable recovery isin progress following the traffic collapse of September 2001. Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures for October 2002

October 2002

Change 2 Jan. - Oct. 2002Change 2

Oct. 02/

Jan.- Oct.

Oct. 0102/01

Passengers in millions

4.5

13.6 %

41.5

-1.4 %

Airfreight in thousands of metric tons

139.4

4.4 % 1,246.10.7 %

Airmail in thousands of metric tons

11.9

-3.1 %

114.4

-0.2 %

Aircraft Movements 1 in thousands

40.5

2.9 %

384.7

-0.4 %

MTOWs in thousands of metric tons

2,221.7

0.9 % 20,886.6

-3.7 %

Punctuality share of punctual arrivals and departures in percent 68.2

78.3 ots Original Text Service: Fraport AG Internet:http://www.presseportal.de For More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG FrankfurtAirport Services Worldwide Attn: Robert A. Payne - ManagerInternational Press 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel.:+49 69 690 -78547 Fax: +49 69 690 -60548 E-Mail:r.payne@fraport.de Internet: www.fraport.com

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