Fraport has closed Terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport for a full refurbishment, ending all passenger operations at the terminal as planned. Airlines have been moved to Terminal 3 while the operator begins a modernization programme that will run through the 2030s.
The project covers the terminal and its technical systems and carries an investment of about €1.5 billion. Fraport expects the renewed facility to return to service in the mid-2030s with capacity for more than 10 million passengers a year. The shutdown is tied to Frankfurt’s wider terminal strategy and the ramp-up of Terminal 3, which reshapes traffic flows at one of Europe’s busiest hubs.
For operators, the immediate issue is capacity management during the works; the longer-term payoff is a cleaner operating base once the rebuild is complete.