The Frankfurt Airport (FRA) handled a total of 2025 million travelers in July 6,1. This represents an increase of 1,6 percent compared to the same month last year. European holiday destinations were particularly popular, including Greece, Italy and SpainThere was also a surge in demand on intercontinental routes, especially for destinations in Thailand and East Africa. In addition to passenger traffic, freight volume also increased by 3,7 percent to 179.055 tons.
The positive development is also reflected in the airport operator’s international portfolio Fraport The total number of passengers at all actively managed airports rose by 4,6 percent to approximately 22,9 million in July. The 14 Greek regional airports recorded an increase of 2,4 percent to 6,6 million passengers. In Bulgaria, the coastal airports received Burgas and Varna 828.538 passengers, an increase of 4,0 percent, while the Slovenian airport Ljubljana even increased by 12,2 percent to 181.599 travelers.
Fraport’s two Brazilian airports recorded exceptional growth Fortaleza and Porto Alegre with an increase of 96,9 percent to 1,3 million passengers. This increase is due to a Special effect This was due to massive flooding in July of the previous year that severely disrupted flight operations in Porto Alegre. The Peruvian airport Lima also recorded growth of 5,4 percent. Only the Turkish airport Antalya remained almost unchanged at the previous year's level with 5,6 million passengers.
The increase in passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport and across the entire Frankfurt Airport Group demonstrates the high willingness to travel during the summer season. Rising demand for vacation travel, particularly to popular holiday destinations in Southern Europe, is a key driver of this positive development.