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Langen, 11 November 2004 Boom in air traffic in eastern Europe, German figures also increasing Air traffic between Germany and eastern Europe is increasing at two-digit rates: In September, the number of arrivals and departures increased by 16.4% over September 2003. In particular the new EU Member States Slovakia (+57%), Estonia (+75%) and Latvia (+109%) saw significant growth rates. In Germany, it is the airports in Frankfurt, Munich and Düsseldorf which mainly profit from this trend. With regard to airlines, Deutsche Lufthansa and the polish LOT are leading. But the low-cost airlines are not far behind. They provide more than one third of all direct connections to and from eastern Europe. The trend for the overall (inner) eastern European traffic is also impressive. In the first nine months of this year, the growth rates in nearly all eastern European States increased at two-digit rates, while in most of the other (western) European States it remained below 5 per cent. With a plus of 4.3% for arrivals and departures at international airports, the forecasted growth in German air traffic is European average. Its main contributors are the airports of Munich (+6.6), Stuttgart (+11.6%) and Düsseldorf (10.2%). All in all (including en-route flights), DFS expects a growth of 6.15% (2003: +2.4%) or 2.7 million aircraft movements (2003: +2.5%) in Germany in the year 2004. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a State-owned company under private law and has approximately 5500 employees. DFS is entrusted with the safe, orderly and expeditious handling of air traffic control, which includes the development and provision of air navigation services in Germany. Air traffic controllers handle several thousand aircraft movements a day, and more than 2.5 million movements every year. To this end, DFS operates the largest European air traffic control centre in Langen, near Frankfurt, as well as four other radar control centres in Berlin, Bremen, Karlsruhe and Munich. In addition, DFS controllers and other specialist staff work at the 17 international airports in Germany, the regional airports Niederrhein and Altenburg-Nobitz and at the EUROCONTROL Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Apart from performing day-to-day tasks, the air navigation services also develop air traffic management systems, surveillance systems as well as navigation aids. The company collects flight-related data and uses it for providing its products and services, such as aeronautical maps and charts and its pre-flight information service. In its Academy, the company trains a large number of air traffic controllers every year. In the light of the further consolidation of Europe, DFS is committed to pursuing future-oriented European projects, such as developing a satellite system and a common European database containing flight data. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a State-owned company under private law and has 5,200 employees. DFS ensures the safe and punctual handling of flights. Staff coordinate around 10,000 aircraft movements in German airspace every day, and more than three million movements every year. With this large number of flights, Germany has the highest traffic volume in Europe. DFS operates control centres in Langen, Bremen, Karlsruhe and Munich. In addition, DFS is represented in the Eurocontrol Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and in the control towers of the 16 international German airports. DFS provides training and consultancy services around the world and develops and sells air traffic control, surveillance and navigation systems. The company's portfolio also comprises flight-relevant data, aeronautical publications and aeronautical information services. DFS has the following business units: Control Centre, Tower, Aeronautical Solutions and Aeronautical Information Management.
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