As in the previous months, cargo traffic (comprising airfreight and airmail) also slowed in May 2022, with tonnage dropping by 15.0 percent year-on-year. This was largely due to airspace restrictions related to the war in Ukraine and the extensive anti-Covid measures in China. FRA’s aircraft movements climbed by 115.4 percent year-on-year to 36,565 takeoffs and landings. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) rose by 71.9 percent year-on-year to some 2.2 million metric tons in the reporting month.
Fraport’s Group airports worldwide also benefitted from the rebound in passenger traffic in May 2022. The airports in Fraport’s international portfolio all achieved traffic gains of more than 90 percent year-on-year.
Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport (LJU) welcomed 84,886 passengers in May 2022. Combined traffic at the two Brazilian airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) increased to 936,571 passengers. Lima Airport (LIM) in Peru recorded some 1.5 million passengers. At Fraport’s 14 Greek regional airports, traffic further advanced to a total of just under 3 million passengers in May 2022 – nearly reaching pre-crisis levels (down only 4.4 percent versus May 2019). In Bulgaria, the Fraport Twin Star airports serving the seaside resorts of Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR) saw overall traffic rise to 171,897 passengers. At Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera, passenger numbers grew to over 2.6 million travelers in May 2022.
Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, Fraport AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange, MDAX) is one of the leading players in the global airport business. Fraport’s portfolio of companies spans four continents with activities at 29 airports worldwide. In pre-pandemic 2019, more than 182 million passengers used airports in which Fraport has at least a 50 percent stake. Impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Fraport’s majority-owned Group airports welcomed only about 86 million passengers in 2021. In fiscal year 2021 (Dec. 31), Fraport AG generated revenue of €2.1 billion and profit of some €92 million.
Fraport’s home-base Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is strategically located in the heart of Europe at the junction of vital intermodal road, rail and air networks. The surrounding Frankfurt Rhine-Main-Neckar region serves as an economic powerhouse and logistics hub for Europe and the world. In 2019, FRA welcomed more than 70.5 million passengers and handled 2.1 million metric tons of cargo. Only 24.8 million passengers traveled through FRA in 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In terms of cargo, FRA ranks first in Europe with 2.3 million metric tons handled in 2021.
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