Frankfurt Airport Winter Timetable 2012/13: Winter Schedule Offers
New Destinations in Asia
FRANKFURT, Germany,
October 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
FRA's Global Network Features 264
Passenger Destinations in 113 Countries - Overall Economic
Developments Noticeable - Decline in Cargo Traffic Slackening
The Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Winter Timetable 2012/13, which goes
into effect on Sunday, October 28,
features a total of 264 passenger destinations worldwide, including
144 intercontinental destinations. Although there will be 11
destinations less than for last year's winter schedule, the number
of countries linked to FRA will increase by 2 to 113. In
particular, the FRA Winter Timetable 2012/13 offers new
destinations to Asia. The
Frankfurt-based leisure carrier Condor will be opening routes for
the first time to Siem Reap (REP) in
Cambodia, and to Rangoon (RGN) in Myanmar. Condor will also add
Rio de Janeiro (SDU) in
Brazil, and Cape Town (CPT) in South Africa, to its FRA network.
Deutsche Lufthansa will increase flight frequencies this winter
on routes to Khartoum (KRT) in the
Sudan, Addis Abeba (ADD) in Ethiopia, Doha (DOH) in Qatar, Bahrain (BAH), as well as America's
Dallas (DFW), Colombia's capital of Bogota (BOG), and Brazil's Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro (GIG). The new Chinese
route that Lufthansa introduced in the summer to Qingdao (TAO) via Shenyang (SHE) will continue this winter as
well.
In European traffic, flights previously offered in last year's
winter timetable by Cirrus (Germany), Malev (Hungary) and Spanair have been dropped due to
the bankruptcy of these three airlines. In contrast,
Poland's LOT will increase flight
frequencies on its Frankfurt to
Krakow route this winter.
The total number of departures per week registered this winter
by FRA's passenger airlines will reach 3,980, which is down by
about 4.6 percent year-on-year. However, intercontinental traffic
remains constant and strong. The passenger load factor, relevant
for passenger growth, is expected to rise again and exceed the 69.7
percent figure of the previous 2011 winter schedule.
In the cargo sector, the decline is slackening. The number
of all-cargo flights for the FRA Winter Timetable 2012/13 will drop
only slightly by 2.6 percent to 220 departures per week.
Intercontinental cargo movements will grow by over three percent
year-on-year, thus giving FRA more than a 60 percent share of
intercontinental cargo flights in Germany. Frankfurt Airport will offer a
total of 85 all-freighter cargo destinations in 47 countries,
representing a modest increase over the previous year's winter
schedule.
Commenting on the FRA's Winter Timetable 2012/13, Fraport AG's
executive board chairman Dr. Stefan
Schulte said: "The growth of air transportation is
considered an indicator of the overall economic situation and,
thus, is largely dependent on these developments. Although strong
economic uncertainty in many European countries is dampening the
growth in continental traffic, FRA is benefiting - as one of major
hub airports worldwide - from its continuing strong position in the
important intercontinental business."
Passengers and greeters can find FRA's latest schedule on the
http://www.frankfurt-airport.com website (under "flights").
A PDF copy of our pocket Timetable brochure can be
downloaded from this section, too. Furthermore, smartphone
users can download the FRA Airport App for their appropriate
operating system. This app contains the latest flight
information as well as other useful tips to enhance your travel
experience at Frankfurt Airport.
For Further Information, Please Contact:
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. -
International Spokesman and Head of the International Press/PR
& External Activities Team, Press Office (UKM-PS), Corporate
Communications, 60547 Frankfurt,
Germany; Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de;
Internet: http://www.fraport.com