"New Pact for the Future Secures Sustainability of Fraport Ground Services"Threat of FRA Strike Eliminated - Fraport and Unions Reach Agreement FRANKFURT, November 16 - Sunday evening Fraport AG reached an agreement with the ver.di Fraport Traffic Figures - October 2009: Airfreight Grows for the First Time in Over a Year - Passenger Traffic Continues to Develop PositivelyFRANKFURT, November 11 - Frankfurt Airport's traffic figures continued on the recovery Fraport Interim Report - First Nine Months 2009: Fraport Continues Preparations for Traffic GrowthFRANKFURT - - Schulte: Traffic Bottoms Out, Declines Easing Noticeably Fraport AG’s executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte presented an optimistic look into the future for the airport company at today’s financial press conference for the first three quarters of 2009. “The global economic and financial crisis noticeably influenced Fraport’s financial figures in the first nine months of the year. However, from month to month the decline in traffic is dwindling, confirming our 2009 full-year forecast which was already positively revised in September. Air traffic has bottomed out and is clearly starting to claw up its way from recent lows,” Schulte stated optimistically. Fraport Consortium Signs Airport Concession Agreement in St. PetersburgST. PETERSBURG - Fraport AG’s executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte today signed the public-private-partnership agreement (PPP agreement) for developing, reconstructing and operating St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, the fourth largest airport in Russia. “Fraport and its partners in the Northern Capital Gateway consortium can be proud of winning the concession bid and to be soon taking over operation of Pulkovo Airport in April 2010,” declared Schulte at the contract signing. “With Fraport, the City of St. Petersburg has found a partner that is fully dedicated to the project. We intend to make the development of Pulkovo a model project for the Russian aviation industry and for us as an airport manager.” Supplying Frankfurt Airport with Renewable EnergiesFRANKFURT - - RWE Innogy/Daldrup & Sohne and Fraport Jointly Explore Waldorf Geothermal Field Frankfurt Airport Winter Timetable 2009/10: Intercontinental and Domestic Flight Offerings IncreaseFRANKFURT - - Oman Air and Safi Airways Continue - New FRA Services for the Winter Schedule Fraport Traffic Figures - September 2009: September Results Confirm Forecast for 2009FRANKFURT - Fraport AG served 4.6 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home-base hub in September 2009, down 4.7 percent year-on-year. “The September passenger figures confirm our 2009 full-year forecast of only a five to six percent drop in passenger traffic at Frankfurt,” explained Fraport executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte. In particular, intercontinental traffic has developed over proportionately well again and is increasingly influencing the positive development of traffic figures. Fraport Places More Than EUR1 Billion in ContractsFRANKFURT - “Investments at FRA Secure More Than 25,000 Jobs at Contracted Companies” Fraport AG continued to serve as a major economic engine during the first three quarters of 2009 - particularly in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region. Already during the first nine months of the year Fraport awarded contracts totaling more than EUR1 billion. Particularly positive: with a total investment volume of more than EUR620 million, the majority of these contracts was awarded under competitive tenders to firms throughout the Frankfurt Airport (FRA) region. “Russia Calling” Investment Forum in MoscowFRANKFURT, Germany - - Dr. Schulte Promotes Fraport’s Future Airport Concession in St. Petersburg Schulte Demands EU “Alleviation for Airports”FRANKFURT - - New Fraport CEO Presents Comprehensive 3-point Package of Demands to EU Dr Stefan Schulte, Fraport AG’s new executive board chairman, has presented the European Commission with a three-point package of demands for alleviating the burden faced by airports. Speaking to journalists in Brussels today, Schulte advocated the “complete abolition of regulations for liquids in carry-on baggage.” However, he disapproved of any rushed and costly interim solutions regarding liquid restrictions. He said that it would be better to wait until new technologies are available that detect prohibited liquids in hand luggage. Fraport Traffic Figures - September 2009: Passenger Figures Nearly at Last Year’s LevelFRANKFURT - - Frankfurt Airport Achieves Highest August Punctuality Rate Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) traffic results continued to develop positively in August 2009. Germany’s largest airport registered about 4.9 million passengers, down only 0.4 percent year-on-year. Fraport executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte is optimistic that the decline has bottomed out. Commenting on the actual traffic figures Schulte said: “From month to month the traffic decline is lessening. In the passenger segment, we have almost reached the previous year’s level during August 2009 - especially because of the base-year effect from the weakening economy in the second half of 2008. With improving positive development, we have a good chance of ending the year with a passenger decline of only five to six percent. Up to now, we had been expecting six to nine percent fewer passengers than in the previous year.” Fraport: Great Day for the Frankfurt RegionFraport Expansion Approved - - Dr. Bender: Frankfurt Airport’s Expansion Creates Growth and Jobs Fraport Traffic Figures - July 2009: Positive Trend for Passenger and Airfreight TrafficFRANKFURT - - Only About 3 Percent Fewer Passengers Year-on-year - Airfreight Decline Drops Below 10-Percent Mark Fraport Interim Report - First Half 2009: Revenue Slightly Down - Group Profit PositiveFRANKFURT - - Crisis Effect on Traffic Figures Eases The economic and financial crisis also left its mark on Fraport AG in the first six months of the current year. Group-wide passenger traffic in the first half of 2009 dropped 5.8 percent year-on-year, while the Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base registered 8 percent fewer passengers. Adjusted for consolidation effects, Group revenue slipped 2.2 percent year-on-year to EUR941.2 million; EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) fell 10.5 percent compared to the same period last year to EUR255.4 million. Group profit continued to be positive, too, reaching EUR70.1 million. However, this was 31.1 percent less than in the January-to-June 2008 period, before the global regression set in. Petersburger Dialog 2009: Prof. Bender Signs MoU for Airport Concession in St. PetersburgFRANKFURT and MUNICH, Germany - The chairman of the board of Fraport AG, Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Bender, and the Governor of the city of St. Petersburg, Valentina Matvienko, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Petersburger Dialog 2009 in Munich, in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Russian president Dmitri Medvedev. The declaration of intent expresses the efforts of the city of St. Petersburg and Fraport AG, to bring a successful conclusion to the negotiations concerning the concession contract for the development, modernisation and operation of the Pulkovo airport facilities. Fraport Traffic Figures - June 2009: Passenger Figures at Frankfurt Airport Continue to RecoverFRANKFURT, Germany - - First-half 2009 Marked by Global Economic and Financial Crisis Fraport AG recorded a slight recovery in passenger demand at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base in June 2009. Germany’s largest airport served approximately 4.5 million passengers last month, down 5.6 percent year-on-year. Thus passenger decline at FRA continued to slow down. The recovery trend accelerated particularly toward the end of the month when the summer vacation period began in several German states. Fraport Consortium Preferred Bidder in St. Petersburg Airport Concession ProjectFRANKFURT, Germany - - Pulkovo Airport: Gateway to Russia’s Second Largest Metropolis and a Popular Tourist Destination Fraport Traffic Figures - May 2009: Traffic Continues to Pick Up SlightlyFRANKFURT, Germany - FRA’s Punctuality Remains at Record Level Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) traffic development during the past three months - especially compared to figures at the beginning of the year - continues to provide optimism. In particular, the decline in aircraft movements as well as airfreight and airmail continued to slow slightly. Fraport Annual General Meeting: Fraport Shareholders to Receive Dividend of 1.15 Euros Again - Record EBITDA Despite Revenue DeclineFRANKFURT am MAIN, Germany - Cautious Outlook for 2009 - Sustainable Recovery Trend Expected in 2010 Fraport Annual General Meeting: Fraport Shareholders to Receive Dividend of 1.15 Euros AgainFRANKFURT, Germany - Shareholders at Fraport AG’s eighth regular Annual General Meeting (AGM) ratified the recommendation of the executive and supervisory boards to pay a dividend of EUR1.15 per share for the last completed fiscal year. For fiscal years 2006 and 2007 Fraport also paid out EUR1.15 per share. A total of 1,479 shareholders and shareholder representatives attended the AGM at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt-Hochst today. Fraport Achieves First Quarter Profit Despite CrisisFRANKFURT, Germany - Retail Revenue Exceeds EUR3 per Passenger - Forecast for 2009 is Cautious Fraport Traffic Figures - April 2009: Passenger Figures Recover Slightly at Frankfurt AirportFRANKFURT, Germany - FRA Achieves Monthly Punctuality Record Again Although the global economic crisis continues to have a firm grip on international air transportation, passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) picked up temporarily in April 2009 because of Easter holiday travel and registered a drop of only 4.7 percent year-on-year - the smallest monthly rate of decline so far in 2009. FRA served 4.26 million passengers in the reporting month. In contrast, Fraport AG registered passenger declines at FRA of 10.4 percent and 13.3 percent respectively in January and February, and still a 9.2 percent drip in March 2009. Fraport Traffic Figures - March 2009FRANKFURT, Germany - Aircraft Movements Improve Slightly - FRA’s Flight Punctuality Hits Record 86.8 Percent |
