Frankfurt Airport: Waiting times, security checks – all information
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It can currently take longer at Frankfurt Airport. What should travelers consider? All information about waiting times, check-in and security checks at a glance.
Frankfurt – With 4.6 million passengers in May 2022, Frankfurt Airport recently surpassed the number it has had since the beginning of the corona pandemic. And in the summer months, the numbers are expected to continue to rise. But it is getting tighter and tighter in terms of personnel, because thousands of jobs have been cut in the last two years. In the last few weeks, there have been long queues at Frankfurt Airport, just like at Düsseldorf Airport. In the summer of 2022, however, there is a risk of much longer waiting times for all travelers. What do you also have to consider when flying from Frankfurt on vacation?
Airport Frankfurt | |
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address | 60547 Frankfurt am Main |
phone | 069 6900 |
airport code | FRA |
terminals | 2 (3rd under construction) |
opening | July 8, 1936 |
employees | 80,966 (2015) |
Height | 111 meters |
Surface | 2160 hectares |
Waiting times at Frankfurt Airport: how long before departure should you be there?
Rising passenger numbers are increasingly leading to long queues at Frankfurt Airport. According to the airport, this could lead to “disruptions and waiting times for passengers” during the summer holidays. Therefore, travelers are advised to two and a half hours before departure to be at the airport. You should also check in in advance or online if possible and check the status of the flight in advance.
Travel returnees in particular have to wait a particularly long time. Because according to Frankfurt Airport, there can be “considerable waiting times”, especially at baggage claim. Passengers should be sure to allow time for check-in, going through security and finding the right gate. Since the departure gates can change at short notice, you should pay attention to the announcements and watch the displays.
Waiting times at Frankfurt Airport: How to get through the security check quickly
The security checks in particular ensure longer travel times at weekends or during the holidays. die current waiting times at Frankfurt Airport can be found online at the Airport website be viewed.
For some flights, however, there are extra “fast lanes” that allow you to get to the departure gate faster when time is tight. You can see whether your own flight is included on the corresponding display boards at the checkpoints. According to Frankfurt Airport, these are in the two terminals wherever “passengers transfer from the non-Schengen area to the Schengen area and vice versa”.
Frankfurt Airport has a few tips for all other passengers who want to get through the usual security check as quickly and efficiently as possible:
Security check: Tips from Frankfurt Airport
► Go to the security check immediately after check-in
► Stow small items in jacket pockets (e.g. coins, watches and keys) and take off the jacket
► Put the jacket and liquids in the tub (100 ml liquid container in a plastic bag, max. one liter)
► Place electronic devices separately in the tub (e.g. tablets, e-books and laptops)
Frankfurt Airport: How does check-in work?
There are several ways to check in for your flight at Frankfurt Airport:
- Check in at the counter
- Check-in at the machine
- AirRail check-in
- Online check-in
- Check in the night before
On the one hand, travelers can check in in the classic way at the counter on the departure level in the terminal. You can find the appropriate counter for the flight on the information monitors at Frankfurt Airport.
With some airlines, check-in also works via this designated machines. For Lufthansa and corresponding partner airlines, these are located in the check-in areas A and B of Terminal 1 and at the long-distance train station. The machines for all other airlines are spread over the two terminals and the long-distance train station. This type of check-in requires either a credit card, frequent flyer card or passport. Check-in with a booking code is also possible. You can then drop off your luggage at the designated baggage check-in counter (“baggage drop”) of the respective airline.
“AiRail” check-in is still available for Lufthansa Express Rail passengers. This is similar to the usual check-in, but has significantly shorter waiting times. The “AiRail” check-in is located directly at the long-distance train station at Frankfurt Airport.
Airports in NRW – current travel information
Travelers at Düsseldorf Airport, Cologne/Bonn Airport or Dortmund Airport also have to plan longer waiting times, especially during holiday periods. 24RHEIN shows,
► What you have to consider at Düsseldorf Airport during security checks and check-in
► What you have to consider at Cologne/Bonn Airport during security checks and check-in
► What you have to consider at Dortmund Airport during security checks and check-in
Frankfurt Airport: How does the evening check-in or online check-in work?
Some airlines offer the option for one Check in the night before. You can check in your luggage the day before your flight. Particularly advantageous: In the case of families, not all members have to be present – children can also save long waiting times and, last but not least, a lot of stress. Only one person has to be at the airport for this, can check in with the necessary tickets and passports or visas and drop off the luggage for all fellow travelers. The relevant tour operator or airline will provide more information on when to be at the airport the night before for this type of check-in.
A number of airlines at Frankfurt Airport also offer online check-in. You can register on the respective website up to 24 hours before the next departure and thus save a step on the day of departure. The same applies here: Baggage other than hand luggage must be handed in to the airline, then it goes directly to the security check.
Long waiting times are expected at Frankfurt Airport for the summer of 2022. (IDZRW assembly)
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These airlines fly from Frankfurt Airport
A selection of airlines flying to and from Frankfurt Airport:
- Air Lingus
- Air Canada
- Air China
- AirIndia
- Air New Zealand
- All Nippon Airways (ANA)
- American Airlines
- Asiana Airlines
- Australian airline
- Bamboo Airways
- British airlines
- Brussels Airlines
- Canadian Armed Forces
- China Airlines
- China Eastern Airlines
- China Southern Airlines
- condor
- Corendon Airlines
- delta
- Emirates
- Etihad Airways
- Eurowings
- Discover Eurowings
- Finnair
- FlyEgypt
- ITA Airways
- Icelandair
- JAL Japan Airlines
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Korean air
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Pegasus Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- SAS Scandinavian Airlines
- SWISS
- Singapore Airlines
- Sun Express
- Turkish Airlines
- TUI Airways Limited
- Tuifly
- United Airlines
- Vietnam Airlines
Frankfurt Airport: Another airline is canceling flights – the route from the Lufthansa subsidiary to Italy is affected
With Air Dolomiti, another Lufthansa subsidiary announced on June 15, 2022 that it would have to reduce its flight offer in summer. According to the portal Italia Vola, popular holiday destinations are also affected: one frequency per week will be canceled on the Frankfurt – Turin and Frankfurt – Verona routes.
According to the FAZ The lack of staff at Frankfurt Airport is so serious that there will be flight cancellations and waiting times at check-in, security checks and baggage claim in the coming summer weeks. In fact, there could even be flights that, if necessary, could take off without any luggage.
Frankfurt Airport: Fraport is looking for at least 1000 new employees
Even before the start of the holiday season in summer, Vereinigung Cockpit eV warned of a worsening of the situation at airports in Germany. As early as last summer, the association warned that air traffic could only be restarted quickly after the corona pandemic if those who had started were kept on board.
The association also criticizes the state for the fact that the billions in aid for companies were not subject to conditions. Fraport is currently looking for 1,000 new employees for baggage and ground handling in Frankfurt.
Frankfurt Airport: After two years of pandemic, there is a lack of ground staff
During the Corona crisis, Fraport and the private service provider WISAG had cut numerous jobs in ground handling services. This step is now noticeable. In May 2022, 4.6 million passengers flew out of Frankfurt – almost four times as many people as in May 2021 and only 26 percent fewer than in May 2019. It was the busiest passenger month since the corona pandemic.
However, there WILL NOT be a quick remedy for the staff shortage at Frankfurt Airport. Fraport boss Stefan Schulte told the Frankfurter Neue Presse that there would still be “some rumble” this year. At the same time, one announced that, in consultation with the airlines, flight schedules at Frankfurt Airport would be unlocked and reallocated. However, this is only possible to a limited extent. In addition, he plans to use employees from the administration and even the group’s board of directors to handle passengers during the summer months.
Frankfurt Airport: Group board of directors should help out with the clearance
“This is one of many measures to increase travel peaks,” said a Fraport spokeswoman on June 15 dpa. More than 100 administrative employees have pledged their support. According to the spokeswoman, for example, administrative employees who have a driver’s license can drive the loading crew to the aircraft. The board had even been in action in the past few days.
From passenger control to aircraft handling to flight attendants – there is a shortage of staff everywhere who took up other jobs during the pandemic. Overall, the airport works councils estimate the total need at 5500 people nationwide who are missing at the nationwide airports. And new staff is coming FAZ supposedly slow on. Because the employees would first have to be specially trained and take this time to complete.
Nevertheless, 870 new employees had already signed contracts for the ground handling services this year, said a company spokeswoman. However, a proper relaxation of the personnel situation is to be expected with regard to the end of summer. Fraport calculates that it will reach around 75 percent of the passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport in the coming weeks compared to the pre-Corona period.
Frankfurt Airport car park: Where can you park?
There are many different parking options at Frankfurt Airport. There are 15,000 covered parking spaces in the terminal parking lot alone. There is also business parking at Terminal 1, parking spaces with charging stations for e-cars and holiday parking. The latter is primarily intended for holidaymakers (from three days) and is therefore the cheapest.
In the summer months, Frankfurt Airport recommends that all travelers “book a parking space online in good time before the start of their journey”. At this time, the multi-storey car parks around the terminals are “very busy”. All parking lots at Frankfurt Airport can reserved online will. Free cancellations are also possible up to 24 hours before the start of the reservation.
How do you get to Frankfurt Airport by bus and train?
Frankfurt Airport can also be easily reached by public transport. Among other things, through various S-Bahn, regional and long-distance trains of the Deutsche Bahn or some local bus and long-distance bus lines.
There is also the Lufthansa Express Rail, which also runs from Cologne, Dortmund and Düsseldorf to Frankfurt, as well as the Lufthansa Express Bus. (os) Fair and independent information, what happened in Cologne and NRW – subscribe to our free 24RHEIN newsletter here.
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