Summary:
- Fraport has begun the comprehensive renovation and modernisation of Terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport, backed by an investment of around €1.5 billion.
- The project will upgrade core technical systems, optimise passenger flows and security processes, and enhance retail and operational flexibility across the terminal.
- Terminal 2 is expected to reopen in the mid-2030s, supporting more than 10 million passengers annually as part of Frankfurt Airport’s long-term hub strategy.
Fraport – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub – has launched the comprehensive renovation and modernisation of Terminal 2. Thanks to the recent inauguration of Terminal 3 and the additional capacities that are now available there, the ideal time has come to thoroughly and efficiently upgrade Terminal 2.
All of the airlines that were based at Terminal 2 have already moved to the new Terminal 3 in several waves. Some important infrastructure, including apron positions, the baggage conveyor system, the underground parking garage and the Sky Line people mover, will continue operating. The connections among the terminals will also remain in place.
The modernisation programme involves completely renovating the building’s essential security and technical systems, including the fire alarm and smoke removal systems, energy systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and building automation. Important parts of the existing infrastructure will be concurrently renovated and updated, including vertical transportation systems such as elevators and escalators as well as sanitary facilities and offices. Fraport will also take advantage of this opportunity to restructure and adapt functional processes in the terminal in anticipation of the requirements that an international aviation hub like Frankfurt Airport will need to meet going forward. This also includes optimising security processes by centralising the passenger checkpoints, channelling passenger flows for greater efficiency, and more flexibly utilising retail areas for various traffic streams. Fraport is planning to invest a total of around €1.5 billion in the overall project.
“The terminal’s temporary closure will let us systematically upgrade our airport’s infrastructure while improving its performance and making it more sustainable and comfortable at the same time,” said Dr Pierre Dominique Prümm, Chief Technical Officer, Fraport. “After Terminal 2 has been modernised, it will be a central component of our future hub system – with state-of-the-art processes, greater flexibility and a significantly improved travel experience for our passengers.”
Work will begin with the preparations for renovating the terminal. A time period of over three years is allotted for drawing up the detailed construction plans. The main construction work is currently scheduled to begin in 2030. The plan is for Terminal 2 to resume operating in the mid-2030s with capacity for more than 10 million passengers annually.
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