Frankfurt Airport (FRA) said its cargo volumes continued its growth trajectory in October while noting that it also received the highest monthly passenger traffic volume since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a statement, it said cargo throughput  – comprising airfreight and airmail  – continued to grow noticeably by 10.0 percent year-on-year to 200,187 metric tons in the reporting month which is up 11.7% compared to the level seen in October 2019.

Aircraft movements also climbed 75.4% year-on-year to 30,004 takeoffs and landings in October 2021 signaling more aircraft operations in the airport.

It said that accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) also increased by 63.1% year-on-year to nearly 1.9 million metric tons.

"Frankfurt Airport achieves ongoing strong cargo growth," it said, noting that  Fraport’s Group airports worldwide report positive traffic performance.

"Achieving the highest monthly traffic volume since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Frankfurt Airport welcomed some 3.4 million passengers in October 2021. This represents an increase of 218.5% year-on-year, albeit compared to a very weak October 2020," it added.

Fraport noted that the recovery in passenger traffic continued to be driven mainly by holiday travel to European destinations.