Latest Frankfurt Airport Stories

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed nearly 4.7 million passengers in April 2013, a decrease of 2.2 percent year-on-year. The drop can be attributed to the Easter holidays commencing in March (earlier start of the Easter travel season) and, especially, to the strike by Deutsche Lufthansa AG's ground staff - which resulted in about 950 strike-related flight cancellations on April 22 that affected more than 100,000 passengers at FRA....

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Schulte: "Forecast for the Year Remains Unchanged" - Traffic Figures Affected by Weather and Strike-related Flight Cancellations Fraport's Group revenue rose by EUR12.3 million to EUR550.2 million in the first quarter of 2013, a 2.3 percent increase year-on-year. This rise can be attributed to Frankfurt Airport's growth in revenue from airport charges and from gains in the retail business, spurred by the...

FRANKFURT, German, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraport AG has launched a Chinese version of its Frankfurt Airport Web site (http://www.frankurt-airport.com) to meet the special information needs of the growing number of passengers from China. This latest service follows other recent new offerings such as the FRA WebApp in Chinese and Shopping Assistants, airport service staff who give assistance in Mandarin Chinese. The new Chinese FRA Web site (cn.frankurt-airport.com...

FRANKFURT, Germany, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - Skytrax Honors Frankfurt Airport's "Great to Have You Here!" Service Program - Lima Airport Also Wins Two Skytrax Awards Skytrax, a renowned aviation market research institute, has honored Frankfurt Airport (FRA) with its "2013 World's Most Improved Airport" award in recognition of FRA's increased service quality. For Germany's biggest hub, this award underpins the success of its "Great to have you here!" service...

FRANKFURT, Germany, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarterly Figures Affected by Weather and Strike-Related Flight Cancellations - Cargo Segment Emerges from Cyclical Trough During the January-to-March 2013 period, Fraport's five majority-owned airports welcomed a total of 17.8 million passengers (up 1.6 percent) and handled 555,737 metric tons of cargo, an increase of 1.7 percent. Aircraft movements decreased in the first quarter by 2.2 percent to 162,058 takeoffs and...

FRANKFURT, Germany, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New Connection with Air China to Chengdu, China - Freighter Services to 78 Destinations in 40 Nations FRA/rap> The new Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Summer Timetable 2013 - which goes into effect on Sunday, March 31 - will feature 107 airlines offering passenger flights to 295 destinations in 107 countries per week. A total of 4,790 flight departures (passenger and cargo flights) will be offered per week via FRA....

FRANKFURT, Germany, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Preliminary Figures - Subject to Supervisory Board Approval ANR 7/2013 - March 12, 2013 Growth in Passenger Traffic, Revenue and EBITDA - Dividend of EUR1.25 to Be Recommended Again - Schulte Sees Challenging Framework Conditions for 2013 The Fraport Group met expectations for the 2012 business year by achieving growth in passenger traffic and positive development of its key financial figures. A total of...

FRANKFURT, Germany, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraport AG welcomed about 3.6 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base during the reporting month of February 2013 - representing a slight increase of 0.2 percent over the same month last year. The Fraport airport company's February traffic figures were partially impacted by opposing special and base effects. These included the effects of the GDF strike in February 2012, weather-related flight cancellations,...

New Codes of Conduct for Employees and Suppliers - CEO Schulte: Fulfilling the Increasing Demands of Responsible Corporate Governance FRANKFURT, Germany, February 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraport AG - the owner and manager of Frankfurt Airport (FRA) - has undertaken a further step to establish a common ethics and values policy across all of the Group's companies. Fraport's executive board has issued two new Codes of Conduct for employees and suppliers, which define binding...

FRANKFURT, Germany, February 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In January 2013, Fraport AG served nearly 3.9 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base - down 4.9 percent year-on-year. This decline was due primarily to the reduction in flight offers implemented by many airlines for the Winter 2012/13 Timetable. Furthermore, weather-related flight cancellations - above all, freezing rain and sleet in mid-January - affected the passenger volume. Excluding this...