** Shares of Fraport FRAG.DE are down 2.4% after the German airport operator said April passenger numbers at the Frankfurt airport fell 11% from a year ago
** A local trader points to the six-day strike at Lufthansa LHAG.DE and flight disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict as driving factors behind the lower traffic volumes
** Cargo volumes at Frankfurt also fell sightly in April
** Fraport's shares are down 5.5% year-to-date
(Reporting by Simon Ferdinand Eibach)
((Simonferdinand.eibach@thomsonreuters.com))