BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Fraport AG (FRA.DE, 0O1R.L, FPRUF.PK), the owner and operator of Germany's Frankfurt Airport or FRA, reported that its FRA welcomed about 6.6 million passengers in the month of September 2018, an increase of 6.3 percent year-on-year. The rise was primarily driven by European traffic.
Aircraft movements also climbed by 5.7 percent to 45,950 takeoffs and landings.
Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) increased by 4.0 percent to about 2.8 million metric tons.
Cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) was the only category to post a slight decline of 1.4 percent to 185,042 metric tons, reflecting the slowdown in global trade.
During the January-to-September 2018 period, almost 53.0 million passengers passed through Frankfurt Airport, representing a gain of 8.4 percent. With 386.048 takeoffs and landings, aircraft movements were up 8.0 percent. Accumulated MTOWs rose by 5.3 percent, reaching almost 23.8 million metric tons. Cargo volumes dipped only slightly by 0.8 percent year-on-year to about 1.6 million metric tons.
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