Frankfurt’s cargo throughput rises by 21.7% to 1,80,725 MT in February 2021, achieves continuing robust cargo growth

In February 2021, cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) rose by 21.7 per cent to 180,725 metric tonnes in the reporting month – despite the ongoing shortage of belly capacity normally provided by passenger aircraft. Due to this robust growth, Frankfurt Airport recorded its highest February cargo month ever. Aircraft movements decreased by 69.0 per cent to 11,122 take-offs and landings, while accumulated maximum take-off weights (MTOWs) contracted by 56.7 per cent to 961,684 metric tonnes year-on-year.
The airports in Fraport’s international portfolio continued to report mixed results for February 2021, with traffic performance depending largely on the pandemic situation in the respective region. All of Fraport’s Group airports worldwide – except Xi’an in China – recorded traffic declines compared to February 2020.