BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Fraport AG (FRA.DE, 0O1R.L, FPRUF.PK), the owner and operator of Germany's Frankfurt Airport, reported Wednesday that in the month of January, Frankfurt Airport served about 4.2 million passengers, representing a growth of 2.2 percent from last year.
Germany's largest aviation hub recorded accumulated maximum takeoff weights or MTOWs of more than 2.2 million metric tons, 1.1 percent higher than last year.
Aircraft movements decreased in January by 1.1 percent to 34,244 takeoffs and landings.
In the month, the average MTOW per aircraft movement advanced significantly to 130.7 metric tons and the average number of passengers per flight rose 3.2 percent to 130.3.
The cargo volume was 159,650 metric tons, down 0.1 percent.
Among Fraport AG's Group airports, Slovenia's Ljubljana Airport reported 73,567 passengers, a gain of 0.6 percent. With 1.5 million passengers in January 2016, Lima Airport in Peru posted a growth of 10.3 percent.
On Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, the Twin Star airports of Burgas and Varnasignificantly increased off-season low traffic by 18.5 percent year-on-year to 41,158 passengers.
Antalya Airport in Turkey dipped slightly by 0.4 percent and St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport experienced a 10.0 percent drop.
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