Almost half the passengers at Frankfurt International Airport are there to change flights, making it the leading connecting airport in Europe, Fraport AG CEO Stefan Schulte told ATW's Airports Today. "Compared to airports like Paris CDG or London Heathrow which have a big city behind [to generate traffic], FRA has developed itself to be a transfer airport," he said.
Almost half the passengers at Frankfurt International Airport are there to change flights, making it the leading connecting airport in Europe, Fraport AG CEO Stefan Schulte told ATW's Airports Today. "Compared to airports like Paris CDG or London Heathrow which have a big city behind [to generate traffic], FRA has developed itself to be a transfer airport," he said. He added that it is the only airport that offers direct services to 300 destinations in 110 countries. "But we want to see more ...
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