Fraport traffic in November 2015 impacted strongly by Lufthansa's flight attendant strike

Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) traffic in November 2015 was impacted strongly by Lufthansa’s flight attendant strike. The week-long walkout and its effects on the days following the strike resulted in about half a million passengers being unable to start their journeys at FRA – as well as the cancellation of 3,400 scheduled flights. Thus, Frankfurt Airport’s passenger volume decreased significantly in the reporting month by 11.3% to 3.9 million compared to the same month last year. The trend was also reflected in the 10.2% drop in aircraft movements to 33,337 takeoffs and landings. The accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) fell by 7.8% to some 2.2 million metric tons, while Frankfurt’s cargo throughput (airfreight and airmail) slipped by 3.6% to 195,505 metric tons. Overall, Fraport AG’s international airport portfolio achieved mixed results in November 2015. Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport (LJU) welcomed 93,944 passengers, a noticable gain of 11.2%. Serving 1.4 million passengers, Lima Airport (LIM) in the capital of Peru recorded strong growth of 8.9%. The Bulgarian Black Sea airports of Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ) rose slightly by 1.1% to 40,668 passengers. Antalya Airport (AYT) in Turkey registered 1.1 million passengers, down 3.4% year-on-year. Influenced by the weak local economy, St Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport (LED) in Russia experienced a 14.6% drop to 797,257 passengers. At Hanover Airport (HAJ) in northern Germany, traffic declined by 5% to 381,986 passengers. China’s Xi’an Airport (XIY) greeted 2.6 million passengers, representing a 9.5% traffic surge.