Frankfurt Airport is the largest airport virtue, serving the Frankfurt metropolitan area.
overview
Frankfurt Airport is one of the busiest in Europe - the third busiest airport by passenger traffic after London Heathrow Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport - and the ninth busiest airport in the world. gender. Frankfurt is the banking center of Germany and host to many international trade fairs. Hence all major airlines and all airline alliances fly regularly to Frankfurt and connect it to every major continent and city in the world. The German national airline Lufthansa is the main airline in Frankfurt and offers the best connections. The airport has two terminals (a third terminal is scheduled to open in 2016/17). Airport Terminal 1 is the terminal for Lufthansa and Star Alliance. Terminal 2 is for all other airlines.
Airport Terminal 1 is divided into Concourses A (inside Schengen passport check), Z (upper floor of A, non-Schengen passport check), B and C. Terminal 2 is divided into Concourses D and E. Station 1 is a multi-storey complex with poorly signposted lines, 1st floor is the arrivals hall, 2nd floor is checkin and departure, 3rd floor is a bridge access to the hotel and railway station. long, floor 0 is access to the parking lot, under which is the regional railway station. Lufthansa strives to reduce confusion, so Business Class passengers (Gold & Silver Star Alliance Card Numbers) have a designated check in the area in Terminal 1 A. Lufthansa and Swiss Int First Class passengers 'l Airlines (HON Circle cardholders) are allowed to check-in in the first class terminal on the right side of Terminal 1, which has its own driveway. All Star Alliance economy class travelers and other Star Alliance partners are checked in in Terminals 1B and 1C. The air terminals are connected by overhead trams.
Flight
Airlines
- Airport Terminal 1: Lufthansa and other Star Alliance partners; Air Canada, Air China, All Nippon Airways, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines. El Al, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines.
- Terminal 2: Oneworld partners: Air Berlin, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Qantas Airways, S7 Airlines. SkyTeam partners: Aeroflot, Air France, Alitalia, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Vietnam Airlines operates at Terminals 2 and 2D with a direct route to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.Lufthansa has a direct route with Ho Chi Minh City at Terminal 1.
Start
Airport Terminal 1: Departure is on level 2, zones A, B, C and Z. Airport Terminal 2: Departure is above level 2 zones D and E.
From check-in to the boarding gate
If you have difficulty walking, it is advisable to ask for assistance at the departure lounges. It may take a kilometer to walk to the plane's exit.
Arrive
Most major airports have a connection to Frankfurt.
From the plane to the baggage claim lobby
Not all planes are parked close to the terminal entrance and you will often have to take a bus between the plane and the terminal. Sometimes the flights are close to connecting you will have a different bus from the parking place.
If you are a regular user of Terminal 1B you can speed your way by skipping passport checks by applying retinal recognition. To get through the manual passport control side, often in a long queue, there is a machine that will scan your passport and then your eyes. Registration has an office in the corner of the land side of Terminal 1, 2nd floor.
On arrival could not be surprised to have to go up and down stairs a lot. When entering 1B you actually enter the main concourse before baggage claim. Look for the escalator going down in the middle of room B.
Ground transportation
Located in central Germany The airport has good relations with the whole country as well as being a stepping stone to other parts of Europe and the world.
Train
There are both a regional (S-Bahn, RE) and international high speed rail (ICE/IC) connections to the airport. Regional trains from Frankfurt and other local towns enter the Regionalbahnhof on the lowest level of Terminal 1 and two sets of escalators for check-in. Long-distance trains to the international station are connected to Terminal 1 by a walkway (5-10 minutes). To reach Terminal 2 there is a short Skytrain (monorail) connection from Terminal 1, Area B.
Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Fernbahnhof
Connections outside the Frankfurt area include a separate train station, Flughafen Fernbahnhof ("airport long-distance train station"). Here you can board high-speed trains to Munich, Basel, Cologne, Brussels, Amsterdam and other destinations.
The Frankfurt International (long-distance) train station (Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Fernbahnhof) is located in a separate structure reached via a two-level walkway leading to in Terminal 1. Frankfurt airports also have connections for intercity trains.
Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Regionalbahnhof
Regional stations (Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Regionalbahnhof), with convenient connections to Frankfurt and other local towns and cities, are located on the lowest floor of Terminal 1.S-Bahn (trains) fast travel). To get to the city, take the line S8 or S9 in the direction of Offenbach Ost and Hanau or Mainz and Wiesbaden at Flughafen Regionalbahnhof (regional train station) in the underground world of Terminal 1 (entrance in sections A and B).
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