Frankfurt (ots) - The collapse in international aviation after September 11 also affected Germany's largest airport, but the decline in traffic figures was lower than first feared. Frankfurt Airport (airport code = FRA) welcomed about 48.6 million passengers in 2001, only 1.6 percent less than in the previous year. Handling almost 1.5 million metric tons in 2001, ...
Cross-reference: photo is available at: www.presseportal.de/story.htx?nr=306430&action=bigpic&att=12035 Leipzig, Germany (ots) - In addition to the Christmas market, the world's largest free-standing Advent calendar (875 square metres) is providing festive cheer in Leipzig. Since 1 December, one of ...
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - The Hessian Ministry of Economics, Transportation, Urban and Regional Development has approved Fraport AG's request to increase airport charges at Frankfurt by an average of 3.2 percent effective January 1, 2002. An increase of 2.1 percent on the 2001 volume of charges was needed to cover current operating costs. The balance of 1.1 ...
Frankfurt/Main, Germany (ots) - At the IATA flight scheduling conference, airline slot applications for German airports for the 2002 summer timetable showed a considerable concentration on Germany's major hub-airports Frankfurt and Munich. This is obviously a result of the airlines' economic consolidation measures. Claus Ulrich, the Flight Scheduling Coordinator of ...
Frankfurt, Germany (ots) - In cooperation with the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has implemented class-differentiated security control points as a service enhancement for first and business class passengers. Frankfurt Airport is the first airport in Germany to offer this ...
Cross-reference: photo was sent via satellite and is available at: www.newsaktuell.ch/f/galerie.htx?type=obs and www.photopress.ch Zurich (ots) - World Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has pulled out all the stops for Switzerland. The Aletsch region with its breathtaking world of glaciers formed the backdrop for a different kind of photo session. Leading Swiss photographer Michel Comte was called in to take the first shots as part of a remarkable ...