Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has started off the year with cargo volumes reaching a similar level as in 2015, with 159,650 tonnes handled at FRA in January 2016, down 0.1 per cent year-on-year. Passenger growth continued its growth track on the other hand, rising 2.2 per cent year-on-year to 4.2 million passengers in January.

Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) rose by 1.1 per cent to more than 2.2 million tonnes, while aircraft movements decreased in January by 1.1 per cent to 34,244 takeoffs and landings confirming the trend towards deployment of larger, more efficient aircraft.

Fraport AG’s Group airports, also include Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport (LJU), Lima Airport (LIM) in the capital of Peru, Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast Twin Star airports of Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR), Antalya Airport (AYT) in Turkey, St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport (LED), Hanover Airport (HAJ) in northern Germany and China’s Xi’an Airport (XIY).