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Fraport August 2024 traffic figures: strong passenger growth and cargo surge

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  • Passenger Traffic at Frankfurt Airport (FRA):
    • Frankfurt Airport served 6.1 million passengers in August 2024, a 3.7% increase from August 2023.
    • The load factor was 86.1%, with over 200,000 daily passengers on 13 days, compared to only five days in August 2023.
    • European destinations, such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece, remained popular.
    • Strong growth in intercontinental traffic, particularly to China (up 48.5%), India (up 36.5%), and Singapore (up 14.5%).
    • However, traffic to the Middle East dropped by 25.8% due to regional security concerns.
    • Passenger numbers were still 12.1% lower than pre-Covid levels in August 2019.
  • Cargo Throughput:
    • Cargo volume, including airfreight and airmail, surged by 10.1%, reaching 172,718 metric tons.
    • Aircraft movements increased by 1.1% to 40,359 takeoffs and landings.
    • Maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) grew by 2.6%, totaling approximately 2.5 million metric tons.
  • Global Network Performance:
    • Ljubljana Airport (LJU), Slovenia: Passenger numbers increased by 13.8% to 166,593.
    • Brazilian Airports (Fortaleza and Porto Alegre): Combined traffic plummeted by 49.5% to 600,187 due to flooding in Porto Alegre, leading to flight suspensions.
    • Lima Airport (LIM), Peru: Passenger traffic grew by 11.4% to 2.2 million.
    • Greek Regional Airports: Total of 6.5 million passengers, a 6.1% year-on-year increase.
    • Burgas and Varna (BOJ & VAR), Bulgaria: Combined passenger numbers declined by 4.1% to 801,868.
    • Antalya Airport (AYT), Turkey: Traffic grew slightly by 0.2%, reaching 5.8 million passengers.
  • Overall Growth Across Fraport Network:
    • Total passenger numbers at all Fraport-managed airports reached 22.2 million, a 1.0% year-on-year increase.

This post was published on 12 September 2024 18:48

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

Published by
André Orban
12 September 2024 18:48

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