Frankfurt Airport traffic drops -90.9% in June; Xi’an Airport maintains recovery

GERMANY. Frankfurt Airport served 599,314 passengers in June, representing a -90.9% decline year-on-year. For the first six months of 2020, passenger traffic decreased by -63.8%.

Importantly, government travel warnings for 31 European countries were lifted in mid-June, leading to an expansion of flights. As a result, Frankfurt posted a moderate rise in passenger traffic in late June, after a -95.6% year-on-year drop in May.

Frankfurt Airport: Moderate rise in late June traffic as European travel restrictions were lifted

At Fraport’s Group airports worldwide, traffic volumes declined by between -78.1% and -99.8% year-on-year. The exception was Xi’an Airport in China, where passenger traffic continued to recover. While it posted a drop of -31.7% year-on-year, Xi’an Airport still welcomed 2.6 million passengers in the month.

Passenger traffic elsewhere remained at historically low levels. Most airports were subject to comprehensive travel restrictions. Among these, Lima Airport continued to remain closed by government order.

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