The Fraport Group has had a successful start to the 2024 financial year. In the first quarter (up to March 31), all key financial indicators recorded double-digit growth rates. The main driver of this positive trend was the continued passenger growth at many airports in Fraport's global network. Group revenues increased by 16,3 percent to EUR 890,2 million in the reporting period. The operating result (EBITDA) recorded an increase of 34,3 percent to EUR 212,6 million. Even in the quarter with the lowest business volume, the group result (net profit) increased to EUR 12,7 million in Q1 2024 (compared to a loss of EUR 32,6 million in Q1 2023). CEO of Fraport AG, Dr. Stefan Schulte, explained that Frankfurt Airport was affected by strikes on several days in the first quarter of 2024. Despite these adverse circumstances, the new financial year started well, especially thanks to growth at the group airports outside Germany. In the first quarter, passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport rose by 10,4 percent year-on-year to 12,5 million passengers. Positive outliers included Antalya Airport on the Turkish Riviera, the 14 Greek airports and Lima Airport in Peru, whose passenger numbers were significantly above the pre-crisis levels of 2019. Forecasts for the 2024 financial year remain optimistic despite the challenges in the first quarter. Fraport expects passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport to be between 61 million and 65 million. The group's EBITDA is expected to be between approximately EUR 1.260 million and EUR 1.360 million, while net profit is forecast to be between approximately EUR 435 million and EUR 530 million.