The strong recovery in demand for air travel has brought strong growth to Frankfurt airport operator Fraport. In the seasonally strongest quarter from July to September, Fraport earned 420 million euros (EBITDA), almost as much as before the corona crisis. The outlook for the fourth quarter also remains optimistic. Passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport in the first half of the year were still 38 percent below the pre-crisis level of 2019. In the third quarter, the shortfall was only 26 percent, and in October just over 23 percent. In the first nine months, Frankfurt Airport achieved a cumulative volume of 35,9 million passengers. For the full year, the company expects up to 50 million passengers in Frankfurt, compared to a good 70 million before the crisis. In contrast, passenger numbers at the international airports in which it operates rose sharply; at the 14 Greek airports alone, traffic volumes in the summer were already three percent above the pre-crisis level of 2019. Meanwhile, cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport fell by 12,9 percent. The overall economic situation and further restrictions on airspace due to the war in Ukraine and comprehensive corona protection measures in China are to blame, the group said in a press release. The bottom line is that Fraport managed to return to the black in the third quarter. In the first nine months, the airport operator recorded an increase in revenue of 57,6 percent to 2,14 billion euros and an increase in operating profit (EBITDA) of almost 33 percent to 828,6 million euros. The group result reached 98,1 (previous year: 118) million euros. The listed group, which is owned just over half by the state of Hesse and the city of Frankfurt, is paying a dividend.