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Frankfurt airport expansion delayed

Frankfurt, Germany - The delay was due to a chemical plant close the new runway

The expansion of Frankfurt Airport, vital for operator Fraport's earnings growth and for keeping Lufthansa as its main client, will be delayed by at least two years. Approval for the expansion of one of the Europe's largest passenger and cargo hub is not expected until 2007, as declared by the Economy Minister of the state of Hesse. This means a new runway, which Fraport had hoped to have built and...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 63805
Rome, Italy, 05/26/2004 16:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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