Around 6.0 million passengers travelled via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in October 2026, with passenger traffic remaining almost unchanged from October last year. The fall school break contributed to high passenger volumes in the reporting month.

During October’s school vacation period, leisure destinations in Europe were particularly popular, with the highest increases recorded for Greece (up 11.2 percent year-on-year), Italy (up 9.3 percent), and Spain (up 8.0 percent). On intercontinental routes, passenger traffic rose to and from destinations in Africa (up 12.0 percent) and Latin America (up 6.9 percent). Moreover, the Maldives (up 72.5 percent) and China (up 15.2 percent) saw particularly strong demand. In the Middle East, only Israel recorded noticeable passenger growth (up 67.7 percent). Reflecting the geopolitical situation, overall passenger traffic to this region remained well below last year’s level (down 17.9 percent).

Cargo throughput in Frankfurt, comprising airfreight and airmail, grew by 4.5 percent year-on-year to 187,701 metric tons in October 2026. In contrast, aircraft movements decreased by 4.7 percent to 40,498 takeoffs and landings. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOW) declined by 1.6 percent year-on-year to around 2.5 million metric tons in the reporting month.

Most Fraport airports outside Germany report passenger growth
Nearly all airports in Fraport’s international portfolio saw rising passenger numbers in October 2026. Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport (LJU) welcomed 173,699 passengers in the reporting month, an increase of 15.3 percent compared to October 2025. Fraport’s three Brazilian airports, Fortaleza (FOR), Jericoacoara (JJD), and Porto Alegre (POA), recorded a total of 1.3 million passengers, an increase of 1.8 percent year-on-year. In neighboring Peru, traffic at Lima Airport (LIM) rose by 12.8 percent to around 2.4 million passengers. Fraport’s 14 airports in Greece served a total of 3.6 million passengers, up 1.9 percent year-on-year. At the Group’s Twin Star airports in Bulgaria, Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR), total passenger numbers rose by 3.0 percent to 187,598 travelers. Meanwhile, Türkiye’s Antalya Airport (AYT) recorded a 5.4 percent decline in traffic to around 4.8 million passengers in the reporting month.

The total number of passengers at all airports actively managed by Fraport increased by 0.7 percent year-on-year to around 18.4 million in October 2026.