: Frankfurt Airport Records Double-
digit Traffic Growth in May / Passenger and Cargo Boom Continues -
Fraport Group's Airports Achieve Noticeable Increases
Frankfurt/Main, Germany (ots) - As in the previous months, Frankfurt
Airport's (FRA) passenger figures rose noticeable again in May 2004.
Fraport AG, the airport's owner and manager, recorded more than 4.4
million passengers at continental Europe's largest airport in the
reporting month, some 11.9 percent more than in May 2003. Those regions
most affected a year ago by the impact of the Iraq war and SARS (Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome) experienced above average growth.

Thus, FRA's traffic to destinations in North Africa, North America, the
Middle East, and Asia rose by as much as 62.3 percent in May 2004.
European traffic also grew again, due ultimately to the European
Union's (EU) recent eastward expansion. This has benefited FRA with its
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