Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - Traffic at Frankfurt Airport is decreasing more and more because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the 13th calendar week (March 23-29), the number of passengers fell by 91 percent compared to the previous year to just under 119,000, said the airport operator Fraport in Frankfurt. That was significantly less than in the previous week, when a little more than 331,000 passengers were handled.
The number of flight movements decreased in the 13th calendar week compared to the previous year by 81 percent to 1836. In the twelfth calendar week there were 3960 flight movements. In contrast, the freight volume was relatively stable compared to the week, at just over 33,000 (previous week: 36,591) tons. In comparison to the previous year, however, this also means a decline of just over a quarter.
Freight transport ensures important supply chains, the message said. There is high demand for additional capacities. The handling of cargo aircraft is therefore not affected by the crisis measures. Fraport temporarily shut down parts of the facilities in Terminals 1 and 2 and dispatched a large proportion of the employees on short-time work.
