Fraport Traffic Figures - April 2014: Frankfurt Airport Reports Slight Increase in Passenger Volumes Despite Strike-Related Flight Cancellations
FRANKFURT, Germany, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
- Strong Growth Recorded at Fraport's International Group Airports
FRA/gk-rap> In April 2014, Fraport AG welcomed more than 4.7 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base. This corresponds to a slight increase of 0.9 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. FRA's traffic statistics for the reporting period were influenced partly by opposing special and base-year effects. In April 2013, a strike by Lufthansa ground staff led to some 950 flight cancellations, affecting more than 100,000 passengers. In the first week of April 2014, a three-day walkout by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union resulted in some 2,160 cancellations, affecting some 250,000 passengers.
Cargo volumes edged down by 1.2 percent to 171,909 metric tons in the reporting period. This was due to the strike-related reduction in shipping capacities as well as the shift of the Easter holidays from March to April in 2014, with cargo business slowing down during the holiday period. Aircraft movements decreased by 4.1 percent year-on-year, to 37,632 takeoffs and landings. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOW) also slightly contracted by 0.9 percent to just under 3 million metric tons.
The Fraport Group's portfolio of international airports posted a very positive performance. Almost 1.2 million passengers passed through Peru's Lima Airport (LIM) in April 2014 - an increase of 6.4 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Fraport's two airports on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast - Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR) - recorded a combined count of 59,328 passengers, up 25.4 percent.
Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera welcomed about 1.7 million passengers in April 2014, up 12.6 percent. With 951,904 passengers, Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg (Russia) recorded an increase of 8.3 percent, while passenger volumes at Hanover Airport (HAJ) in Germany expanded by 3.3 percent to 435,205. A total of 2.4 million passengers used Xi'an Airport (XIY) in China in the reporting period. This corresponds to an increase of 11.7 percent year-on-year.
Fraport Traffic Figures
April 2014
Fraport Group Airports[1]
Cargo (Freight &
Apr-14 Fraport Passengers Mail) Movements
DELTA DELTA DELTA
share in % Month % Month % Month %
Fully-consolidated
airports
Frankfurt,
FRA Germany 100.00 4,707,411 0.9 169,283 -1.1 37,632 -4.1
LIM Lima, Peru[2] 70.01 1,199,738 6.4 23,449 16.0 12,331 0.0
BOJ Burgas, Bulgaria 60.00 25,277 19.3 281 62.5 321 -4.2
VAR Varna, Bulgaria 60.00 34,051 30.3 2 90.2 415 13.7
At equity consolidated
airports[2]
AYT Antalya, Turkey 51.00 1,732,431 12.6 n.a. n.a. 12,333 9.5
St. Petersburg,
LED Russia 35.50 951,904 8.3 n.a. n.a. 10,900 8.4
HAJ Hanover, Germany 30.00 435,205 3.3 1,122 -1.7 6,626 -3.1
XIY Xi'an, China 24.50 2,363,449 11.7 14,575 5.4 19,799 7.5
Fraport Group Airports
Year to Date (YTD) Cargo (Freight &
2014[1] Fraport Passengers Mail) Movements
DELTA DELTA DELTA
share in % YTD % YTD % YTD %
Fully-consolidated
airports
Frankfurt,
FRA Germany 100.00 16,881,503 1.7 684,446 3.1 144,724 -0.3
LIM Lima, Peru[2] 70.01 4,905,746 4.8 84,283 2.9 48,910 -1.2
BOJ Burgas, Bulgaria 60.00 54,137 -2.6 1,930 65.6 744 -20.3
VAR Varna, Bulgaria 60.00 95,355 18.9 9 60.4 1,342 11.6
At equity consolidated
airports2
AYT Antalya, Turkey 51.00 4,009,023 6.5 n.a. n.a. 30,430 6.0
St. Petersburg,
LED Russia 35.00 3,423,941 13.1 n.a. n.a. 40,798 12.8
HAJ Hanover, Germany 30.00 1,360,655 -1.8 5,103 -1.3 23,135 4.2
XIY Xi'an, China 24.50 8,829,716 10.4 57,812 5.1 75,053 7.3
Frankfurt Airport[3]
April 2014 Month DELTA % YTD 2014 DELTA %
Passengers 4,707,775 0.9 16,883,117 1.7
Cargo (freight & mail) 171.909 -1.2 693.935 2.6
Aircraft movements 37,632 -4.1 144,724 -0.3
MTOW (in metric
tons)[4] 2,299,882 -0.9 8,799,193 1.3
PAX/PAX-flight[5] 134.2 5.2 125.3 1.8
Seat load factor (%) 76.8 73.0
Punctuality rate (%) 84.3 87.3
Frankfurt Airport PAX share Month PAX share
Regional Split month DELTA % YTD YTD DELTA%
Germany 10.6% -8.4 11.6% 0.3
Europe (without Germany) 52.3% 6.2 49.1% 6.4
Western Europe 44.2% 7.6 41.1% 6.2
Eastern Europe 8.1% -0.5 8.1% 7.8
Intercontinental 37.1% -3.0 39.2% -3.3
Africa 4.2% -8.3 4.4% -10.1
Middle East 5.5% 3.7 6.0% 3.0
North America 12.9% -1.4 12.5% 0.0
Central & South America 3.7% -3.3 4.3% -5.7
Far East 10.8% -5.3 12.0% -4.8
Australia 0.0% -100.0 0.0% -100.0
[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)
[2] Preliminary figures
[3] Passengers: commercial and non-commercial traffic (arr+dep+transit counted once incl. General Aviation)
Cargo: commercial and non-commercial traffic (arr+dep+transit counted once, in metric tons)
Movements: commerical and non-commercial traffic (arr+dep)
[4] Inbound traffic only
[5] Scheduled and charter traffic
For Further Information, please contact:
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - International Spokesman and Head of International Press/PR & External Activities Team, Press Office (UKM-PS), Corporate Communications, 60547 Frankfurt, Germany; Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de; Internet: http://www.fraport.com; http://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org
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