Frankfurt Frankfurt International Airport Information
Frankfurt am Main Airport (IATA: FRA), known in German as Flughafen Frankfurt am Main or Rhein-Main-Flughafen , is Germany's largest airport by passenger movement and is located southwest of the city centre of Frankfurt. It is a major player in Europe- the third busiest airport in Europe, serving the most international destinations. It is a major hub for Lufthansa, Germany's flag-carrier.
Frankfurt airport has strong road and rail connections, making it a transport hub for the greater Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region. There are 2 train stations at the aiport, one for regional and one for longer distance trains.
Opened as The Rhein-Main Airport and Airship Base in 1936. Interestingly, it was initially used as a main base for airships, but this stopped after the Hindenburg disaster in 1937. It was used for military purposes during World War 2 and afterwards for US Airforce contributions to the Berlin Airlift, recommencing flights by Lufthansa in 1955. There are currently plans to add a fourth runway and another terminal to the airport, which currently has 2 main terminals and a dedicated First Class terminal for Lufthansa passengers.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Frankfurt Airport:
- Adria Airways
- Aegean Airlines
- Aer Lingus
- Aeroflot
- Aeroflot by Donavia
- Air Algérie
- Air Astana
- Air Berlin
- Air Canada
- Air China
- Air France
- Air India
- Air Malta
- Air Mauritius
- Air Moldova
- Air Namibia
- Air Seychelles
- Air Transat
- Air Via
- airBaltic
- Albanian Airlines
- Alitalia
- Alitalia operated by Air One
- All Nippon Airways
- American Airlines
- Ariana Afghan Airlines
- Asiana Airlines
- Atlas Blue
- Austrian Airlines
- Austrian operated by Tyrolean Airways
- B&H Airlines
- Belavia
- British Airways
- British Airways operated by BA CityFlyer
- Bulgaria Air
- Bulgarian Air Charter
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- China Airlines
- China Eastern Airlines
- Condor Flugdienst
- Continental Airlines
- Croatia Airlines
- Cyprus Airways
- Czech Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- EgyptAir
- El Al
- Emirates
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- Finnair
- Flybe
- Free Bird Airlines
- Georgian Airways
- Gulf Air
- Iberia Airlines
- Iberia operated by Air Nostrum
- Icelandair
- Iran Air
- Iraqi Airways
- Japan Airlines
- Jat Airways
- KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper
- Korean Air
- Kuwait Airways
- LAN Airlines
- LOT Polish Airlines
- LOT operated by EuroLOT
- Lufthansa
- Lufthansa operated by Cirrus Airlines
- Lufthansa operated by PrivatAir
- Lufthansa Regional operated by Air Dolomiti
- Lufthansa Regional operated by Eurowings
- Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine
- Luxair
- Malaysia Airlines
- Malév Hungarian Airlines
- Middle East Airlines
- Montenegro Airlines
- Niki
- Nouvelair
- Oman Air
- Ostfriesische Lufttransport
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Pegasus Airlines
- Qantas Airways
- Qatar Airways
- Rossiya
- Royal Air Maroc
- Royal Jordanian
- S7 Airlines
- Safi Airways
- Saravia
- SATA International
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Scandinavian Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- Sky Airlines
- Somon Air
- South African Airways
- Spanair
- SriLankan Airlines
- SunExpress
- Swiss International Air Lines
- Swiss operated by Swiss European Air Lines
- Syrian Air
- TAM Airlines
- TAP Portugal
- TAROM
- Thai Airways International
- Transaero
- TUIfly
- Tunisair
- Turkish Airlines
- Turkmenistan Airlines
- Ukraine International Airlines
- United Airlines
- US Airways
- Uzbekistan Airways
- Vietnam Airlines
- XL Airways Germany
- Yemenia
The above mentioned information is taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_am_Main_Airport