Labour strikes drag down passenger numbers at Frankfurt airport

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2026-05-15

Frankfurt (dpa) - Six strike days at Lufthansa cost Frankfurt Airport around half a million passengers in April, operator Fraport said on Friday. It registered around 4.8 million passengers for the month, down 11% compared with the same month last year. Flight movements fell 11.6% to 34,623 take-offs and landings, the MDax-listed group said. The Easter holidays also played a small role because in 2026 they did not fall entirely in April like th......

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