Frankfurt Airport (FRA) recorded a slight recovery in air cargo volumes for June compared to May, although numbers are still lower compared to the same period in 2022.

Europe's busiest cargo airport said air cargo throughput —  comprising airfreight and airmail — in Frankfurt hit 160,047 metric tonnes in June or 4.6% lower than the level seen in June last year. 

Month-on-month, however, June's performance was slightly better than the 155,963 metric tonnes recorded in May.

"Cargo volumes in Frankfurt continued to decline in June 2023, reflecting the overall economic slowdown, Fraport,  which operates FRA, said of the slowdown in cargo traffic last month.

Meanwhile, aircraft movements, in contrast, climbed by 8.4% year-on-year to 38,885 takeoffs and landings.

Likewise, accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) expanded by 8.4% year-on-year to around 2.4 million metric tons.