FRANKFURT Airport’s (FRA) new Pier A-Plus – the 800 m-long westward expansion of Terminal 1 – opened on schedule after about four years of construction. Flight operations begin on October 10 at the new pier, allowing Germany’s biggest hub to serve up to six million additional passengers per year – thus a total of approximately 65 million passengers per year. This €700 million ($907 million) terminal complex will be exclusively used by Deutsche Lufthansa AG and its Star Alliance partners, including flights coming from Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
“The new Pier A-Plus represents a quantum leap in Fraport’s strategy to secure the competitiveness and future capabilities of Frankfurt Airport”, says Fraport executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte.
“We’ve created additional space for up to six million passengers per year. This extra capacity will allow us to meet traffic growth expected in the coming years and to strengthen our role as one of the world’s leading aviation hubs. Our guests from around the world will benefit from advanced handling facilities and a wide range of shops and restaurants. Easier transferring between short-haul and long-haul flights will result in enhanced comfort of our customers.”
Pier A-Plus will feature as much as 185,000 sq m of total useable floor space.