Fraport
German transport company which operates Frankfurt Airport
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Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide,[1] commonly known as Fraport, is a German transport company which operates Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main and holds interests in the operation of several other airports around the world. In the past the firm also managed the smaller Frankfurt-Hahn Airport located 130 kilometers west of the city. It is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and also through the exchange's Xetra trading system. The company's shares are included in the MDAX. The company's current chief executive officer is Stefan Schulte. As of 2019, the company has 22,514 employees and annual revenues of about €3.3 billion.[3] Fraport was the main sponsor of the Bundesliga football team Eintracht Frankfurt from 2002 to 2012.
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 Fraport head office | |
| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| FWB: FRA MDAX component | |
| ISIN | DE0005773303 |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 1924 (as Südwestdeutsche Luftverkehrs AG)[2] |
| Headquarters | Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany |
Key people | Stefan Schulte (CEO and chairman of the executive board), Michael Boddenberg (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Services | Airport operation |
| Revenue |  €4.427 billion (2024)[3] |
| €770 million (2024)[3] | |
| €502 million (2024)[3] | |
| Total assets | €20.253 billion (2024)[3] |
| Total equity | €5.178 billion (2024)[3] |
Number of employees | 20,591 (2024)[3] |
| Website | www.fraport.com |
Fraport AG is also involved in ground handling operations at its own operated airports and at third-party operated airports. It mostly operates ground handling services in a deregulated context. Fraport was also involved to make Frankfurt Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport ready for Airbus A380 operations.
Operations
In addition to various management and infrastructure subsidiaries related to Frankfurt Airport, Fraport's holdings include the following airport operating companies:[4]
| Company | Airport(s) operated | Country | Ownership | Lease start | Lease time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIAL Delhi International Airport Private Limited | Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) | India | 10% | 2006 | 2036, to be sold to GMR Group in 2025[5] |
| Fraport TAV Antalya Management A.S. | Antalya Airport (AYT) | Turkey | 50/51% | 1999 | 2024 |
| Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD | Burgas Airport (BOJ), Varna Airport (VAR) | Bulgaria | 60% | 2006 | 2041 |
| Lima Airport Partners S.R.L. | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Peru | 80.01% | 2001 | 2041 |
| Ljubljana Airport | Ljubljana Airport (LJU) | Slovenia | 100% | 2014 | no limit |
| Northern Capital Gateway LLC | Pulkovo Airport (LED) | Russia | 25% | 2010 | 2040 |
| AirMall | retail at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) | United States | 100% | 2014 | unknown |
| Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Co., Ltd. | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) | China | 24.5% | 2008 | To be sold in 2022 |
| Fraport Brasil – Fortaleza | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Brazil | 100% | January 2018[6] | 2047 |
| Fraport Brasil – Porto Alegre | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Brazil | 100% | January 2018[7] | 2042 |
Greece
As of December 2015, Greece's government signed a privatization deal with Fraport and Greek energy firm Copelouzos with awarding them a 1.2 billion euro contract to lease and manage 14 regional airports for a concession period of 40 years.[8][9] Fraport started managing the 14 regional airports from 11 April 2017.[10] They have published their master plan for each airport and the computer renderings (external views) of the 14 airports after the completion of the construction works.[11]
The airports included in the concession are:[9][8]
- Aktion National Airport
- Cephalonia International Airport
- Chania International Airport
- Corfu International Airport
- Kavala International Airport
- Kos Island International Airport
- Mytilene International Airport
- Mykonos Island National Airport
- Rhodes International Airport
- Samos International Airport
- Santorini (Thira) National Airport
- Skiathos Island National Airport
- Thessaloniki International Airport
- Zakynthos International Airport
Many complaints have been filed by General Aviation aircraft owners from Greece and abroad, due to high pricing policy and lack of parking spaces in Greek airports operated by Fraport.[12][13][14]
Business trends
The key trends for Fraport are (as at the financial year ending December 31):[15]
| Revenue (€ bn) | Net profit (€ m) | Total assets (€ bn) | Employees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.5 | 375 | 8.8 | 20,322 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 330 | 10.8 | 20,673 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 474 | 11.4 | 21,961 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 421 | 12.6 | 22,514 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | –658 | 14.0 | 21,164 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 83 | 16.2 | 18,419 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 132 | 17.6 | 18,850 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 393 | 18.8 | 17,840 |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 451 | 20.3 | 19,001 |
Headquarters
The company's articles of association designate Frankfurt am Main as the company's registered office.[1] Fraport's facilities are on the property of Frankfurt Airport in the city's Flughafen district.[16] Its head office building is Building 178, close to Tor 3 (gate 3).
Shareholders
The company's current shareholding structure is as follows.[4]
| Shareholders | Percentage |
|---|---|
| State of Hesse | 31.31% |
| Stadtwerke Frankfurt am Main Holding GmbH | 20.32% |
| Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 8.44% |
| Lazard | 5.02% |
| Free float/ no indication | 34.91% |
