In September, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served some 1.1 million passengers – an 82.9% decline compared to the same month last year. Cumulative traffic at FRA during the January-to-September period fell by 70.2%. The low passenger demand resulted from persisting travel restrictions and the uncertainties for travel planning in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aircraft movements at Frankfurt Airport decreased by 63.7% year-on-year to 16,940 takeoffs and landings in September. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) contracted by 61.7% to about 1.1 million metric tons. Cargo throughput, comprising airfreight and airmail, dipped by only 5% year-on-year to 165,967 metric tons – despite the lack of capacity for belly freight (transported on passenger aircraft).
Fraport’s Group airports worldwide also continued to be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, albeit to varying extent. While some airports in Fraport’s international portfolio benefited from a slight rebound in holiday traffic, others were still subject to comprehensive travel restrictions during the reporting month.
Ljubljana Airport (LJU) in Slovenia welcomed 21,686 passengers in September, down 87.4% year-on-year. In Brazil, the airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) registered a combined traffic drop of 68.0% to 402,427 passengers. At Peru’s Lima Airport (LIM), traffic plunged by 92.1% to 158,786 passengers because of widespread restrictions on international air traffic.
Fraport’s 14 Greek regional airports served some 1.7 million passengers in September, representing a 61.3% decline compared to the same month last year. The Bulgarian Twin Star airports of Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR) saw combined traffic slide by 75.6% to 171,690 passengers.
Antalya Airport (AYT) in Turkey received about 2.3 million passengers – a decrease of 53.4%. Traffic at Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg, Russia, shrank by 29.1% to around 1.4 million passengers. With some 3.6 million passengers registered in September, China’s Xi’an Airport (XIY) maintained its recovery path – and further reduced the rate of decline to just 9.5% year-on-year.
