Fraport AG reported traffic results for the first quarter of 2021. For the quarter, the Group's Frankfurt Airport home base saw passenger traffic drop by 77.6% year-on-year to just under 2.5 million travelers. Compared to the first quarter of the 2019 pre-pandemic year, this represents an even stronger decline of 83.2%. In contrast, FRA's cargo throughput in the first quarter grew by 21.6% year-on-year to 565,497 metric tons (up 7.3% compared to first quarter of 2019). At Fraport's Group airports worldwide, traffic also dropped overall in the first quarter, with year-on-year declines ranging from about 50% to 90% at some airports. Supported by strong domestic traffic, only two gateways performed better: St. Petersburg'sPulkovo Airport in Russia (down 18.3%) and Xi'an Airport in China (up 40.7%).