Frankfurt Airport's November passenger traffic rises 1 percent

German airport operator Fraport Group reported on Thursday that passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport in the month of November edged up from last year.

Total passenger numbers at all airports actively managed by Fraport also increased.

During November, around 4.6 million passengers travelled through Frankfurt, a growth of 1% from the previous year.

Compared to pre-coronavirus crisis levels, passenger traffic at Germany's biggest airport was still about 8.4 percent below the figure seen in November 2019.

Cargo throughput in Frankfurt grew 2.4% year-on-year to 178,355 metric tons in the month. In contrast, the number of aircraft movements decreased 1.4% to 34,828 takeoffs and landings.

Total maximum takeoff weights or MTOWs dropped by 0.6% to approximately 2.2 million metric tons.

Total passenger numbers across all airports actively managed by Fraport rose 4.2% year-on-year to approximately 10.4 million in November.