Fraport, which operates Frankfurt Airport, said Frankfurt's cargo throughput, comprising airfreight and airmail, was up 2.4% year-on-year to 178,355 metric tons last month.

This is slightly lower than the 179,809 metric tons recorded in October, although higher than September's 169,478 metric tons.

In August, the gateway recorded 172,718 metric tons. In July, Germany's largest aviation gateway recorded a volume of 172,741 metric tons, which was 5% higher than the previous year. 

In June, the airport handled 178,324 metric tons, which was 11.4% higher year-on-year. In May, the airport recorded 171,353 metric tons, which was also 9.9% higher than the year-ago level. In April, Frankfurt saw 171,501 metric tons of cargo and in March, the volume reached 178,898 metric tons.

[Source: Fraport]

For November, the number of aircraft movements decreased by 1.4% to 34,828 takeoffs and landings.

Frankfurt Airport also saw total maximum takeoff weights (or MTOWs) drop by 0.6% to approximately 2.2 million metric tons year-on-year.