January 2002: Traffic Figures Show Upward Trend at Frankfurt Airport
14.02.2002, 10:48
Frankfurt, Germany 14.2.2002 (PROTEXT/ots) - Frankfurt Airport's (FRA) traffic figures for January 2002 clearly show that the decline in passenger figures at Germany's largest airport has bottomed out. In January 2002, FRA welcomed 3.3 million passengers, a decline of still 6.2 percent over the corresponding month last year. FRA experienced overportional growth in January 2001 -- when about 3.5 million passengers and 10 percent growth over January 2000 were registered. Fraport AG still recorded declining passenger traffic in October and November 2001 at FRA, with a drop of 13.9 percent and 10.9 percent, respectively. In December 2001, FRA's passenger figures declined by only 7.9 percent.
Along with the strong economy, the main factor contributing to
the overproportional comparison base of January 2001 was the so-
called "millennium effect". Many passengers delayed their
travel plans because of the changeover to the new millennium.
From 2000 to 2002, there was even an average annual increase of
1.6 percent. Passenger volumes in the first two weeks of February
2002 confirm that figures are running only about two percent
below the corresponding figures for 2001.
In January 2002, intercontinental traffic increased from
Frankfurt Airport to South America, particularly to Brazil,
Chile and Venezuela. The number of passengers flying to these
countries reached 79,800, growing 4.8 percent over the same
month in the previous year. Some 434,500 passengers traveled from
FRA to North America, a 7.7 percent decline over January 2001.
This follows declines of 30.4 percent in October, 16.6 percent
in November and 8.2 in December of 2001 -- also confirming an
improvement.
As for domestic traffic, Fraport AG had about 485,000
passengers at FRA: 56,000 fewer than for the same reporting
month in January 2001 (8.8 percent decline). This compares with
a 16.4 percent decline in October, an 11.4 percent decline in
November and a 12.1 percent decline in December. FRA continued to
experience a strong decline in passenger figures for flights to
Islamic states, the Middle East and North Africa.
Frankfurt Airport handled 105,400 metric tons of airfreight in
January, versus 113,800 metric tons (7.4 percent decline) for
the same month in 2001: Despite the weak global economy, a
noticeable trend is developing here too. Aircraft movements
dropped by 2.5 percent to 35,800 takeoffs and landings in
January 2002. Some airlines, following the events of September
11, deleted routes. The Maximum Takeoff Weights at FRA even fell
by a total of 6 percent, as airlines met the economic situation
and passenger demand by deploying smaller aircraft.
Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures for January 2002
January 2002 December 2001 January 2001 Change 2
Jan. 02/
Jan. 01
Passengers
in millions 3.3
3.2
3.5
-6.2 %
Airfreight
in thousands
of metric
tons
105.4
123.5
113.8
-7.4 %
Airmail
in thousands
of metric
tons
12.4
13.7
12.1
2.0 %
Aircraft
Movements 1
in
thousands 35.8
33.8
36.7
-2.5 %
MTOWs
in thousands
of metric
tons
1,920.5
1,878.1
2,043.9
-6.0 %
Punctuality
share of
punctual arrivals
and departures
in percent 78.2
70.6
80.1
1 Excluding military flights
2 Rate of change based on unrounded numbers ots Original Text
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More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport
Services Worldwide Attn: Robert A. Payne - Manager International
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