Fraport Traffic Figures – October 2020: Passenger Traffic Remains Low at Frankfurt Airport

November 12, 2020

By Fraport AG

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FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — FRA/rap – In October 2020, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served some 1.1 million passengers – an 83.4 percent decline compared to the same month last year. FRA’s cumulative traffic during the January-to-October 2020 period fell by 71.6 percent, because of low passenger demand resulting from the persisting travel restrictions amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In contrast, Frankfurt Airport recorded very positive cargo performance, exceeding year-on-year levels for the first time since 15 months. In October 2020, FRA’s cargo throughput (comprising airfreight and airmail) grew by 1.6 percent to 182,061 metric tons – with cargo-only flights more than compensating for the ongoing capacity constraints for “belly freight” (transported on passenger aircraft). This high cargo demand can be attributed mainly to the upturn in global trade and the solid performance of the Eurozone’s industrial sector.

Aircraft movements at FRA decreased by 62.8 percent year-on-year to 17,105 takeoffs and landings in the reporting month. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) contracted by 59.5 percent to about 1.1 million metric tons.

Across the Group, Fraport’s international airport portfolio continued to register widely varying traffic performance in October 2020. Some Group airports – particularly in Greece, Brazil and Peru – reported noticeably smaller declines in passenger traffic on a percentage basis compared to the preceding month.

Traffic at Slovenia’s Ljubljana airport (LJU) fell by 89.1 percent year-on-year to 10,775 passengers. The Brazilian airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) saw combined traffic sink by 57.5 percent to 569,453 passengers. Peru’s capital city airport in Lima (LIM) reported an 82.8 percent drop in traffic to 345,315 passengers, due to of the ongoing strong travel restrictions in international traffic.

At the 14 Greek regional airports, traffic decreased by 55.3 percent to some 1.1 million passengers. On the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, the Twin Star airports of Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR) together welcomed 56,415 passengers in October 2020, down 61.3 percent year-on-year.

Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera posted a 55.3 percent drop in traffic to approximately 1.9 million passengers in the reporting month. Russia’s Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg recorded a 33.3 percent fall in traffic to around 1.1 million passengers. In China, Xi’an Airport (XIY) received about 3.6 million passengers – representing a 12.7 percent dip in traffic compared to the same month last year.

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		January	February	Jan-Feb	March	Jan-March	Q 1	April	Jan-Apr	May	Jan-May	June	Jan-Jun	Q 2	1^stHY

Passengers	2020	4,620,966	4,372,562	8,993,528	2,124,005	11,117,533	11,117,533	188,078	11,305,611	272,826	11,578,437	599,314	12,177,751	1,060,218	12,177,751
	2019	4,652,187	4,554,345	9,206,532	5,592,516	14,799,048	14,799,048	6,039,842	20,838,890	6,225,994	27,064,884	6,580,587	33,645,471	18,846,423	33,645,471
	Change %	-0.7	-4.0	-2.3	-62.0	-24.9	-24.9	-96.9	-45.7	-95.6	-57.2	-90.9	-63.8	-94.4	-63.8

Cargo (ld. + unld. + transit) (t)	2020	149,217	148,500	297,717	167,279	464,996	464,996	141,337	606,333	160,502	766,835	145,562	912,396	447,400	912,396
	2019	163,332	161,366	324,698	202,452	527,151	527,151	178,342	705,493	185,701	891,194	174,392	1,065,586	538,435	1,065,586
	Change %	-8.6	-8.0	-8.3	-17.4	-11.8	-11.8	-20.7	-14.1	-13.6	-14.0	-16.5	-14.4	-16.9	-14.4

Cargo (ld. + unld.) (t)	2020	146,645	146,105	292,751	164,806	457,557	457,557	138,065	595,621	157,380	753,001	141,911	894,912	437,355	894,912
	2019	161,466	158,862	320,328	198,700	519,028	519,028	174,895	693,923	182,235	876,158	171,444	1,047,602	528,574	1,047,602
	Change %	-9.2	-8.0	-8.6	-17.1	-11.8	-11.8	-21.1	-14.2	-13.6	-14.1	-17.2	-14.6	-17.3	-14.6

– Air Freight (t)	2020	142,066	142,882	284,948	162,557	447,505	447,505	138,406	585,911	156,324	742,235	141,144	883,379	435,874	883,379
(ld. + unld. + transit) (t)	2019	156,159	154,587	310,746	194,646	505,392	505,392	171,050	676,442	178,272	854,714	168,096	1,022,810	517,418	1,022,810
	Change %	-9.0	-7.6	-8.3	-16.5	-11.5	-11.5	-19.1	-13.4	-12.3	-13.2	-16.0	-13.6	-15.8	-13.6

– Mail (t)	2020	7,151	5,618	12,769	4,722	17,491	17,491	2,931	20,422	4,178	24,600	4,418	29,017	11,526	29,017
(ld. + unld. + transit) (t)	2019	7,173	6,779	13,952	7,807	21,759	21,759	7,292	29,050	7,429	36,480	6,296	42,776	21,017	42,776
	Change %	-0.3	-17.1	-8.5	-39.5	-19.6	-19.6	-59.8	-29.7	-43.8	-32.6	-29.8	-32.2	-45.2	-32.2

ATMs (1)	2020	36,391	35,857	72,248	22,838	95,086	95,086	6,512	101,598	7,764	109,362	9,331	118,693	23,607	118,693
	2019	37,676	36,849	74,525	42,056	116,581	116,581	43,683	160,264	46,181	206,445	45,871	252,316	135,735	252,316
	Change %	-3.4	-2.7	-3.1	-45.7	-18.4	-18.4	-85.1	-36.6	-83.2	-47.0	-79.7	-53.0	-82.6	-53.0

MTOW (arr.) in metric tonnes (1)	2020	2,323,141	2,221,905	4,545,046	1,611,719	6,156,764	6,156,764	664,022	6,820,786	776,676	7,597,462	758,935	8,356,397	2,199,633	8,356,397
	2019	2,372,825	2,281,460	4,654,285	2,649,601	7,303,886	7,303,886	2,668,593	9,972,479	2,816,707	12,789,187	2,810,214	15,599,400	8,295,514	15,599,400
	Change %	-2.1	-2.6	-2.3	-39.2	-15.7	-15.7	-75.1	-31.6	-72.4	-40.6	-73.0	-46.4	-73.5	-46.4

Traffic Units (arr. + dep. + transit)	2020	6,113,133	5,857,563	11,970,696	3,796,799	15,767,495	15,767,495	1,601,445	17,368,941	1,877,843	19,246,784	2,054,929	21,301,713	5,534,218	21,301,713
	2019	6,285,509	6,168,005	12,453,514	7,617,040	20,070,553	20,070,553	7,823,263	27,893,816	8,083,007	35,976,823	8,324,506	44,301,329	24,230,775	44,301,329
	Change %	-2.7	-5.0	-3.9	-50.2	-21.4	-21.4	-79.5	-37.7	-76.8	-46.5	-75.3	-51.9	-77.2	-51.9

Traffic Units (arr.+dep.)	2020	6,078,818	5,828,629	11,907,447	3,770,323	15,677,770	15,677,770	1,568,164	17,245,934	1,845,986	19,091,921	2,018,097	21,110,018	5,432,248	21,110,018
	2019	6,258,447	6,135,562	12,394,009	7,566,878	19,960,887	19,960,887	7,781,658	27,742,545	8,039,704	35,782,249	8,283,723	44,065,972	24,105,085	44,065,972
	Change %	-2.9	-5.0	-3.9	-50.2	-21.5	-21.5	-79.8	-37.8	-77.0	-46.6	-75.6	-52.1	-77.5	-52.1

PAX/PAX-ATM (2)	2020	135.7	130.6	133.2	106.8	127.2	127.2	60.5	124.9	79.9	123.2	101.4	122.0	85.3	122.0
	2019	132.5	132.6	132.5	143.1	136.3	136.3	147.3	139.4	144.1	140.4	152.9	142.7	148.1	142.7
	Change %	2.5	-1.6	0.5	-25.4	-6.7	-6.7	-58.9	-10.4	-44.6	-12.2	-33.7	-14.5	-42.4	-14.5

Seat Load Factor	2020	73.3%	70.5%	71.9%	54.2%	67.7%	67.7%	20.1%	65.1%	24.4%	62.6%	56.8%	62.3%	34.1%	62.3%
	2019	72.4%	72.9%	72.6%	78.0%	74.6%	74.6%	80.8%	76.3%	78.9%	76.9%	82.7%	77.9%	80.8%	77.9%
	Change %P	0.9	-2.4	-0.7	-23.8	-6.9	-6.9	-60.7	-11.2	-54.5	-14.2	-25.9	-15.6	-46.7	-15.6

Punctionality	2020	82.7%	80.4%	81.6%	86.1%	82.6%	82.6%	79.2%	82.4%	79.3%	82.2%	82.4%	82.2%	80.5%	82.2%
	2019	75.6%	83.1%	79.3%	71.5%	76.5%	76.5%	74.9%	76.1%	68.0%	74.3%	64.4%	72.5%	69.0%	72.5%
	Change %P	7.0	-2.7	2.2	14.6	6.1	6.1	4.3	6.3	11.3	7.9	17.9	9.7	11.5	9.7

Notes: (1) only civil traffic (2) scheduled and charter traffic