Frankfurt Airport sees modest passenger rise but cargo growth in September 2026
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Frankfurt Airport handled 6.1 million passengers in September 2026, a 1.6 percent year‑on‑year increase, while total passenger traffic from January to September fell 0.2 percent to about 47.5 million, with Lufthansa strikes affecting almost 700,000 passengers during that period; excluding the strikes, the nine‑month total would have grown 1.3 percent year‑on‑year.
Cargo throughput in September rose 2.5 percent to 174,773 metric tons, but aircraft movements fell 3.5 percent to 40,539 takeoffs and landings, and flights to and from German destinations dropped 25.2 percent after services to Bremen and Stuttgart were suspended, while accumulated maximum takeoff weight contracted 1.2 percent to about 2.5 million metric tons.