FRANKFURT, Germany,
Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served more than 70.5 million
passengers in 2019 – achieving a new all-time record by exceeding
the 70-million mark for the first time in a calendar year. Compared
to the previous year, this represents a passenger increase of 1.5
percent. Following a positive trend in the first half of 2019 (up
3.0 percent), passenger volumes largely stagnated in the second
half of the year (up 0.2 percent). In the months of November and
December 2019, passenger numbers
declined for the first time since November
2016. The relatively weaker growth in full-year passenger
numbers can be mainly attributed to domestic traffic (down 3.4
percent) and European traffic (up 1.2 percent). In contrast,
intercontinental traffic to and from FRA increased by 3.4 percent
in 2019.
Fraport AG's executive board chairman, Dr. Stefan Schulte, commented: "The reduction of
airline flight services for the current winter schedule had a
noticeable impact on passenger volumes at Frankfurt. After a long and extraordinarily
strong growth phase – during which we gained almost 10 million
passengers in the last three years – we can now see that the
aviation industry is entering a consolidation phase. Broader
economic and geopolitical uncertainties have worsened, while
unilateral national measures – such as raising the local air
traffic tax – are placing an additional burden on the German
aviation industry in 2020."
The number of aircraft movements at FRA rose by 0.4 percent to
513,912 takeoffs and landings in 2019. Accumulated maximum takeoff
weights (MTOWs) were up 0.8 percent to about 31.9 million metric
tons. Cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) contracted by 3.9
percent to 2.1 million metric tons, reflecting the ongoing slowdown
of the global economy.
In December 2019, FRA's passenger
traffic declined by 1.2 percent year-on-year to 4.9 million
passengers. With 36,635 takeoffs and landings, aircraft movements
shrank by 4.4 percent. MTOWs slipped by 2.9 percent to just under
2.4 million metric tons. Cargo volumes decreased by 7.2 percent to
170,384 metric tons.
The airports in Fraport AG's international portfolio continued
to show largely positive performance during 2019. Affected by the
bankruptcy of home-carrier Adria Airways and other factors,
Ljubljana Airport (LJU) in Slovenia recorded a 5.0 percent traffic
decline in the reporting year (December
2019: down 21.6 percent). In contrast, Fraport's two
Brazilian airports of Fortaleza
(FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA)
posted combined traffic growth of 3.9 percent to 15.5 million
passengers (December 2019: up 0.3
percent). Peru's Lima Airport
(LIM) continued the strong performance of previous years, with
traffic rising by 6.6 percent (December
2019: up 5.4 percent).
Traffic at the 14 Greek regional airports expanded slightly by
0.9 percent to nearly 30.2 million passengers in 2019 (December 2019: down 2.2 percent). Following years
of dynamic growth, traffic at Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ) airports in
Bulgaria declined by 10.7 percent,
due to airlines consolidating their flight offerings (December 2019: up 23.3 percent).
In 2019, traffic at Turkey's
Antalya Airport (AYT) once again advanced rapidly by 10.0 percent
to almost 35.5 million passengers (December
2019: up 2.8 percent). Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg, Russia, saw traffic climb by
8.1 percent to some 19.6 million passengers (December 2019: up 5.7 percent). At Xi'an Airport
(XIY) in China, traffic jumped by
5.7 percent to more than 47.2 million passengers (December 2019: up 4.7 percent).
Print-quality photos of Fraport AG and Frankfurt Airport are
available for free downloading via the photo library on the Fraport
Web site. For TV news and information broadcasting purposes only,
we also offer free footage material for downloading. If you
wish to meet a member of our Media Relations team when at Frankfurt
Airport, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our contact details
are available here.
Fraport Traffic Figures
December 2019
Fr8aport Group
Airports1
|
|
December
2019
|
|
|
|
Year to Date (YTD)
2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fraport
|
Passengers
|
Cargo*
|
Movements
|
Passengers
|
Cargo
|
Movements
|
Fully-consolidated
airports
|
share (%)
|
Month
|
Δ %
|
Month
|
Δ %
|
Month
|
Δ %
|
YTD
|
Δ %
|
YTD
|
Δ %
|
YTD
|
Δ %
|
FRA
|
Frankfurt
|
Germany
|
100.00
|
4,868,298
|
-1.2
|
167,692
|
-7.4
|
36,635
|
-4.4
|
70,556,072
|
1.5
|
2,091,174
|
-3.9
|
513,912
|
0.4
|
LJU
|
Ljubljana
|
Slovenia
|
100.00
|
85,513
|
-21.6
|
1,030
|
-2.5
|
1,776
|
-27.1
|
1,721,355
|
-5.0
|
11,365
|
-8.2
|
31,489
|
-11.3
|
Fraport
Brasil
|
100.00
|
1,454,258
|
0.3
|
8,157
|
11.4
|
12,887
|
3.7
|
15,516,902
|
3.9
|
85,586
|
-0.5
|
137,403
|
-1.3
|
FOR
|
Fortaleza
|
Brazil
|
100.00
|
692,101
|
-1.3
|
5,166
|
23.9
|
5,608
|
-2.4
|
7,218,697
|
8.9
|
48,355
|
5.1
|
59,694
|
2.4
|
POA
|
Porto
Alegre
|
Brazil
|
100.00
|
762,157
|
1.8
|
2,991
|
-5.1
|
7,279
|
8.9
|
8,298,205
|
-0.1
|
37,231
|
-6.8
|
77,709
|
-4.0
|
LIM
|
Lima
|
Peru
|
80.01
|
1,961,228
|
5.4
|
25,721
|
-4.3
|
16,995
|
6.2
|
23,578,600
|
6.6
|
271,326
|
-5.0
|
197,857
|
2.7
|
Fraport Regional
Airports of Greece A+B
|
73.40
|
697,028
|
-2.2
|
670
|
-1.6
|
6,930
|
-5.3
|
30,152,728
|
0.9
|
7,599
|
-7.0
|
245,569
|
0.6
|
Fraport Regional
Airports of Greece A
|
73.40
|
540,501
|
-0.8
|
554
|
1.8
|
4,659
|
-6.1
|
16,690,193
|
0.4
|
5,809
|
-6.1
|
131,160
|
0.1
|
CFU
|
Kerkyra
(Corfu)
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
22,521
|
-4.5
|
9
|
-44.7
|
317
|
-19.1
|
3,275,897
|
-2.6
|
180
|
-1.9
|
25,312
|
-3.8
|
CHQ
|
Chania
(Crete)
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
55,796
|
-3.3
|
17
|
-48.9
|
502
|
-9.4
|
2,983,542
|
-0.8
|
381
|
-16.1
|
20,502
|
4.6
|
EFL
|
Kefalonia
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
3,538
|
4.2
|
0
|
n.a.
|
110
|
-6.8
|
774,170
|
1.6
|
0
|
-38.0
|
7,355
|
2.6
|
KVA
|
Kavala
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
5,392
|
-22.9
|
10
|
3.3
|
118
|
3.5
|
323,310
|
-20.6
|
99
|
3.9
|
3,465
|
-16.5
|
PVK
|
Aktion/Preveza
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
367
|
19.2
|
0
|
n.a.
|
56
|
0.0
|
625,790
|
7.2
|
0
|
n.a.
|
5,592
|
3.7
|
SKG
|
Thessaloniki
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
449,698
|
-0.2
|
519
|
7.0
|
3,456
|
-4.7
|
6,897,057
|
3.1
|
5,145
|
-5.5
|
55,738
|
0.9
|
ZTH
|
Zakynthos
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
3,189
|
21.6
|
0
|
-100.0
|
100
|
-2.9
|
1,810,427
|
0.5
|
4
|
-48.5
|
13,196
|
0.3
|
Fraport Regional
Airports of Greece B
|
73.40
|
156,527
|
-6.7
|
116
|
-15.5
|
2,271
|
-3.5
|
13,462,535
|
1.5
|
1,790
|
-10.0
|
114,409
|
1.1
|
JMK
|
Mykonos
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
7,224
|
-4.0
|
3
|
23.5
|
141
|
-5.4
|
1,520,145
|
8.9
|
89
|
-4.5
|
18,801
|
8.8
|
JSI
|
Skiathos
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
1,088
|
0.5
|
0
|
n.a.
|
44
|
-20.0
|
446,219
|
1.9
|
0
|
n.a.
|
4,179
|
0.5
|
JTR
|
Santorini
(Thira)
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
31,750
|
-22.3
|
7
|
-39.9
|
444
|
13.0
|
2,300,408
|
2.0
|
170
|
-5.0
|
21,319
|
4.7
|
KGS
|
Kos
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
18,962
|
-3.8
|
24
|
25.6
|
344
|
-13.4
|
2,676,644
|
0.4
|
325
|
11.4
|
19,797
|
-2.6
|
MJT
|
Mytilene
(Lesvos)
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
28,212
|
0.3
|
25
|
-17.3
|
458
|
-11.1
|
496,577
|
4.1
|
349
|
-9.2
|
6,571
|
6.7
|
RHO
|
Rhodes
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
56,711
|
-1.6
|
39
|
-29.7
|
542
|
2.5
|
5,542,567
|
-0.5
|
626
|
-19.1
|
37,468
|
-3.1
|
SMI
|
Samos
|
Greece
|
73.40
|
12,580
|
-2.2
|
19
|
-2.7
|
298
|
-5.7
|
479,975
|
3.7
|
232
|
-13.6
|
6,274
|
1.1
|
Fraport Twin
Star
|
60.00
|
92,334
|
23.3
|
281
|
-70.1
|
832
|
-2.1
|
4,970,095
|
-10.7
|
4,871
|
-43.1
|
35,422
|
-13.7
|
BOJ
|
Burgas
|
Bulgaria
|
60.00
|
12,325
|
-5.2
|
275
|
-70.4
|
155
|
-30.5
|
2,885,776
|
-12.0
|
4,747
|
-43.7
|
19,954
|
-14.3
|
VAR
|
Varna
|
Bulgaria
|
60.00
|
80,009
|
29.3
|
6
|
-39.6
|
677
|
8.0
|
2,084,319
|
-8.7
|
123
|
-9.3
|
15,468
|
-13.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At equity
consolidated airports
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AYT
|
Antalya
|
Turkey
|
51.00
|
871,457
|
2.8
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6,382
|
-3.3
|
35,483,190
|
10.0
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
206,599
|
9.6
|
LED
|
St.
Petersburg
|
Russia
|
25.00
|
1,345,769
|
5.7
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
12,662
|
-0.5
|
19,581,262
|
8.1
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
168,572
|
1.9
|
XIY
|
Xi'an
|
China
|
24.50
|
3,769,520
|
4.7
|
42,387
|
30.4
|
28,612
|
3.4
|
47,220,745
|
5.7
|
381,869
|
22.2
|
345,106
|
4.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frankfurt
Airport2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
2019
|
Month
|
Δ %
|
YTD
2019
|
Δ %
|
Passengers
|
4,868,689
|
-1.2
|
70,560,987
|
1.5
|
Cargo (freight &
mail)
|
170,384
|
-7.2
|
2,128,476
|
-3.9
|
Aircraft
movements
|
36,635
|
-4.4
|
513,912
|
0.4
|
MTOW (in metric
tons)3
|
2,370,398
|
-2.9
|
31,872,251
|
0.8
|
PAX/PAX-flight4
|
142.4
|
3.5
|
146.8
|
1.2
|
Seat load factor
(%)
|
76.2
|
|
79.6
|
|
Punctuality rate
(%)
|
75.0
|
|
72.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frankfurt
Airport
|
PAX
share
|
Δ
%5
|
PAX
share
|
Δ
%5
|
Regional
Split
|
Month
|
|
YTD
|
|
Continental
|
58.8
|
-4.3
|
63.7
|
0.4
|
Germany
|
11.0
|
-3.0
|
10.5
|
-3.4
|
Europe (excl.
GER)
|
47.9
|
-4.5
|
53.2
|
1.2
|
Western
Europe
|
39.1
|
-5.2
|
44.0
|
0.9
|
Eastern
Europe
|
8.7
|
-1.4
|
9.2
|
2.8
|
Intercontinental
|
41.2
|
3.7
|
36.3
|
3.4
|
Africa
|
5.3
|
1.6
|
4.7
|
8.8
|
Middle
East
|
6.1
|
1.5
|
5.2
|
2.0
|
North
America
|
14.0
|
10.9
|
12.8
|
3.9
|
Central &
South Amer.
|
4.8
|
2.4
|
3.4
|
3.7
|
Far
East
|
11.1
|
-1.8
|
10.1
|
1.2
|
Australia
|
0.0
|
n.a.
|
0.0
|
n.a.
|
Definitions: 1 According to ACI definition: Passengers:
commercial traffic only (arr+dep+transit counted once), Cargo:
commercial and non-commercial traffic (arr+dep excluding transit,
in metric tons), Movements: commerical and non-commercial traffic
(arr+dep), preliminary figures; 2 Commercial and non-commercial
traffic: Passengers (arr+dep+transit counted once, incl. general
aviation), Cargo (arr+dep+transit counted once, in metric tons),
Movements (arr+dep); 3 Inbound traffic only; 4 Scheduled and
charter traffic; 5 absolute change vs. previous year in % ; *Cargo
= Freight + mail
Contact
Fraport AG
Torben Beckmann
Corporate Communications
Media Relations
60547 Frankfurt,
Germany
Telephone: +49 69 690 70553
E-mail: t.beckmann@fraport.de
Internet: www.fraport.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FrankfurtAirport
For further information about Fraport AG please click here.