Two airport workers die of malaria in Frankfurt after mosquitos ‘arrive on plane’ The outbreak has been attributed to a mosquito entering an aircraft The Independent UK · Aug 27
Frankfurt Airport employee dies after contracting malaria, operator Fraport says The cause of the infections is believed to be a mosquito that travelled by plane from a malaria-endemic area to Germany, likely in July. Euronews · Aug 26
New Sky Line train at Frankfurt airport breaks down shortly after launch The Sky Line shuttle was meant to provide a quick, hassle-free link to Frankfurt Airport’s new, modern Terminal 3. But it now has to be “inspected”, so passengers must make do with shuttle buses. Euronews · May 27
‘We’re the two superpowers’ – so, where is Europe? As US President Donald Trump continues a closely-watched visit to Beijing to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping about trade and security, Europe is anxiously wondering how it will fit into what comes out. Euronews · May 14
Ryanair issues angry statement against Fraport Greece for Thessaloniki and ‘the German monopoly’ Low-cost airline accuses airport operator Fraport of keeping for itself the tax cut decided by the Greek government and calls on Greece to 'break Fraport's monopoly'. Euronews · May 13
One of Europe’s busiest airports hit by power cut caused by tiny mouse Electricity was cut off and the airport’s fire service was deployed due to the smoke that resulted from the incident The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024
Hundreds of flights axed by German strike FRANKFURT: Tens of thousands of travellers faced flight delays and cancellations Friday as workers at eight airports in Germany went on strike for better pay. Bangkok Post · Feb 17, 2023
Face-scanning technology to replace passports at Frankfurt airport Full biometric processing to be rolled out this year The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
Security wait times in Spain's most popular airports as travel chaos sweeps Europe ahead of Irish holidays Germany's biggest airport operator Fraport also warned passengers of Easter delays. Irish Mirror · Apr 6, 2022