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Fraport Group sees 5.3% passenger growth in September 2025

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Fraport AG reported continued passenger growth across its global airport network in September 2025, with total traffic rising 5.3% year-on-year to 20.5 million passengers.

At Frankfurt Airport (FRA), passenger numbers increased 2.2% to around 6.0 million, driven by sustained demand for leisure travel during the late summer holiday period. The airport exceeded 200,000 daily passengers on 16 days in September. For the first nine months of 2025, FRA handled 47.6 million passengers, up 1.8% year-on-year.

Cargo volumes at Frankfurt rose 0.6% to 170,505 metric tons, while aircraft movements increased 5.5% to 41,997 takeoffs and landings.

Across the Group’s international portfolio, most airports reported strong growth:

  • Ljubljana Airport (LJU): +13.1% to 176,246 passengers
  • Fortaleza and Porto Alegre (Brazil): +97.8% to 1.2 million passengers, boosted by the reopening of POA
  • Lima Airport (Peru): ?2.8% to ~2.0 million passengers
  • Greek regional airports: +2.8% to 5.5 million passengers
  • Burgas and Varna (Bulgaria): +8.4% to 510,181 passengers
  • Antalya (Turkey): +3.4% to around 5.1 million passengers

The results highlight steady global air travel demand and continued recovery across Fraport’s network.

This post was published on 14 October 2025 22:16

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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