Frankfurt's Fraport air cargo up 6.9pc
Source:transportweekly 2014-6-17 9:39:00
Fraport Frankfurt Airport (FRA) handled in May 185,626 tonnes of air freight and mail, up 6.9 per cent on-year, while passenger numbers rose 3.7 per cent to a record 5.3 million passengers, according to Shipping Gazette.
"The development in air cargo strengthens our position as Europe's largest cargo airport. This underscores FRA's importance for Germany's export-driven economy and the logistics industry," said Fraport chairman Stefan Schulte.
Aircraft movements also steered a steady growth path, increasing one per cent to 42,366 takeoffs and landings year-on-year. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) rose 3.9 per cent to 2.6 million tonnes.