Frankfurt’s airport, The Pioneer of All Airports
Frankfurt Airport gained its greatest importance in the 1960s and 70s when the passenger flow grew rapidly and it became the second most important European air hub after Heathrow Airport in London. In 1936 this Frankfurt Airport was officially opened, becoming the second biggest airport in Germany at that time, after Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport. Frankfurt is the flight base of the Lufthansa. If you want to take a look at the history of Frankfurt Airport, this page tells the story of the birth of Frankfurt Airport, one of the most important airports in Europe.