FRANKFURT, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Passenger numbers at Frankfurt airport, the main hub of Germany's Lufthansa, rose for the first time in more than a year and a half in December, adding to signs that demand for air travel is recovering.
The number of passengers that passed through the airport edged up by 2.3 percent from the year-earlier period to 3.85 million, airport operator Fraport said on Friday.
Freight volumes jumped by 29.1 percent compared with December 2008, when volumes had dropped by 26.0 percent as the worldwide economic crisis led to a collapse in global trade.
Lufthansa earlier this week reported a 19.1 percent rise in December passenger traffic, helped by a slew of acquisitions, while cargo demand continued to improve.
(Reporting by Maria Sheahan) Keywords: FRAPORT/ (maria.sheahan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 69 7565 1286; Reuters Messaging: maria.sheahan.thomsonreuters.com@thomsonreuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The number of passengers that passed through the airport edged up by 2.3 percent from the year-earlier period to 3.85 million, airport operator Fraport said on Friday.
Freight volumes jumped by 29.1 percent compared with December 2008, when volumes had dropped by 26.0 percent as the worldwide economic crisis led to a collapse in global trade.
Lufthansa earlier this week reported a 19.1 percent rise in December passenger traffic, helped by a slew of acquisitions, while cargo demand continued to improve.
(Reporting by Maria Sheahan) Keywords: FRAPORT/ (maria.sheahan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 69 7565 1286; Reuters Messaging: maria.sheahan.thomsonreuters.com@thomsonreuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
