Fraport Traffic Figures - December & Full Year 2014 / Frankfurt Airport Reports Rising Passenger and Cargo Volumes Despite Several Strikes

Frankfurt (ots) - Trend Towards Larger Aircraft and Better
Capacity Utilization Continues - Airports in Fraport's International
Portfolio Record Strong Traffic Growth

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) achieved a new record in 2014 as well.
Some 59.57 million passengers passed through Germany's largest
aviation hub in 2014, an increase of 2.6 percent year-on- year.
Passenger growth at Fraport AG's home base FRA would have been even
greater - with an underlying increase of around 3.9 percent to about
60.3 million passengers - when taking into account the high number of
mainly strike-related flight cancellations and all other
extraordinary cancellations, including due to adverse weather.

Cargo volumes (airfreight + airmail) at Frankfurt Airport also
advanced in 2014, rising by 1.7 percent to about 2.2 million metric
tons by year-end. Aircraft movements edged down by 0.8 percent to
about 469,000 takeoffs and landings, reflecting the ongoing trend
towards larger aircraft and better capacity utilization along with
higher passenger and cargo volumes. Simultaneously, accumulated
maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) increased by 1.9 percent to about 29
million metric tons.

In the reporting month of December 2014, FRA served around 4
million passengers. This represents a 2 percent decrease
year-on-year, resulting from strike and weather-related flight
cancellations. Aircraft movements also declined by 5.2 percent in
December 2014 to 32,954 takeoffs and landings, while accumulated
MTOWs contracted 1.1 percent to 2.1 million metric tons. Cargo
volumes also slipped by 1.4 percent year-on-year, reaching a total of
176,241 metric tons.

Commenting on the overall positive results reached in 2014,
Fraport's executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte said: "We are
delighted that - despite the strikes - we were clearly able to
maintain the expected growth range forecast for FRA in 2014. On
behalf of the entire executive board, I would like to extend special
thanks to all of our Fraport employees. Even on the busiest days in
2014 - when traffic frequently exceeded the 200,000 level - our
employees showed excellent team performance and did their utmost to
provide the best possible travel experience to our passengers."

Looking in the future, Schulte emphasized: "The growth trend
experienced in 2014 confirms our forecasts for the coming years. This
further underscores why we need a third new passenger terminal here
at Frankfurt Airport. If the current trend continues, with growth
rates ranging from two to three percent, in the coming years, the
existing terminals will reach their capacity limits by 2021 at the