Around six million passengers travelled via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in October 2026, with passenger traffic remaining almost unchanged from October last year.
The autumn school break contributed to high passenger volumes in the reporting month.
During October’s school holiday period, leisure destinations in Europe were particularly popular, with the highest increases recorded for Greece (+ 11.2% year-on-year), Italy (+9.3 %), and Spain (+8%)
On intercontinental routes, passenger traffic rose to and from destinations in Africa (+12%) and Latin America (+6.9%).
The Maldives (+72.5%) and China (+15.2%) saw particularly strong demand.
In the Middle East, only Israel recorded noticeable passenger growth (up 67.7%). Reflecting the geopolitical situation, overall passenger traffic to this region remained 17.9% down on the corresponding month a year ago.
On a positive note, cargo throughput grew by 4.5% year-on-year to 187,701 metric tons in October 2026.
However, in contrast, aircraft movements decreased by 4.7% to 40,498 take-offs and landings and accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOW) declined by 1.6% year-on-year to around 2.5 million metric tons in the reporting month.
Nearly all airports in Fraport’s international portfolio saw rising passenger numbers in October 2026 with Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport (LJU), with an upturn of 15.3%, and Lima Airport (LIM) with rose by 12.8% rise in throughput being the star performers.
