Frankfurt vs. München – Warum Lufthansa in München ausbaut und Frankfurt leer ausgeht
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Frankfurt has a completely empty terminal – and yet Lufthansa is choosing Munich for further expansion.
Frankfurt Airport has opened its new Terminal 3: three new piers, a four billion euro investment in the southern part of the airport grounds. Emirates, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Air France, KLM, and many others are relocating. Terminal 2 in the north of the airport grounds will then be empty.
The logical consequence would have been for Lufthansa to now renovate Terminal 2 in addition to Terminal 1 in Frankfurt, then move in and expand in Frankfurt. Instead, Lufthansa announced: We are building a completely new terminal pier in Munich.
Why? Quite simply:
Things work very differently in Munich with the dedicated Lufthansa terminal than in Frankfurt: There, Lufthansa holds a 40 percent stake in the Terminal 2 operating company. This means that 40 percent of the profits from shops, restaurants, and the entire terminal operation flow back to Lufthansa. Ultimately, Munich is more financially advantageous for Lufthansa.
However, Munich also opened something new this spring: a completely new pier at Terminal 1 for 665 million euros – featuring CT scanners, a central marketplace, an A380 parking position with three jet bridges, and, for the first time at Munich Airport, leather seats. But this pier is initially being built for Lufthansa's competitors, meaning all airlines outside the Star Alliance.
In this video, we explain exactly what was opened in Frankfurt and Munich and what this means for the airlines – and why a joint venture is the crucial difference between Lufthansa's two German home hubs.
🔗 LINKS TO THE TOPICS:
How Terminal 3 completely restructures Frankfurt Airport: https://www.airliners.de/terminal-3-f...
Lufthansa expands Terminal 2 in Munich – commissioning planned for 2035: https://www.airliners.de/lufthansa-ba...
Terminal 1 expansion: A look inside Munich's new "jewel box": https://www.airliners.de/reportage-te...
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Chapter markers
00:00 Intro – The Paradox
01:24 Chapter 1: Frankfurt and the new Terminal 3
05:13 Chapter 2: The empty Terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport
06:16 Chapter 3: Munich – The new Terminal 1 expansion
07:48 Chapter 4: Why Munich is more cost-effective for Lufthansa
09:07 Chapter 5: The T-pillar – Lufthansa's decision for Munich
10:16 Chapter 6: European hubs – An overview of the competition
11:23 Chapter 7: Conclusion
#aviation #airliners #Lufthansa #Frankfurt #Munich #Terminal3 #Airport #Fraport
20 Comments
Die Lufthansa hat zwar ihren Express-Bus vom HBF aus, aber das ist keine anständige Lösung. Viele kennen den auch gleich gar nicht.
Ich würde mal die Lufthansa-Brille absetzten und die Perspektive von Fraport einnehmen...
Mit Terminal 3 schafft Frankfurt Kapazitäten für bis zu 19 Millionen zusätzliche Passagiere komplett in Eigenregie und ohne Gewinnteilung mit der Lufthansa.
Durch den Umzug von 57 internationalen Airlines und Condor in das neue Terminal emanzipiert sich Fraport strategisch vom bisherigen Hauptkunden und stärkt die eigene Verhandlungsposition. Die physische Überlegenheit Frankfurts zeigt sich zudem in den harten Zahlen. Mit über 63 Millionen Passagieren und einer global dominierenden Frachtkapazität von 2,1 Millionen Tonnen im Jahr 2025 bleibt Frankfurt das kaufmännisch deutlich potentere Produkt. München hingegen bleibt ohne Fernbahnanschluss und nennenswertes Cargo-Geschäft ein nischiger Premium-Hub, dessen Wachstum bis zur Fertigstellung des T-Stiels im Jahr 2035 physisch begrenzt bleibt. Letztlich hat Fraport kurzfristige negative Schlagzeilen gegen langfristige unternehmerische Freiheit und die Sicherung ihrer Monopolmargen getauscht, während München die Rolle eines Juniorpartners der Lufthansa zementiert hat.
Frankfurt vs. München – Warum Lufthansa in München ausbaut und Frankfurt leer ausgeht
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Frankfurt has a completely empty terminal – and yet Lufthansa is choosing Munich for further expansion.
Frankfurt Airport has opened its new Terminal 3: three new piers, a four billion euro investment in the southern part of the airport grounds. Emirates, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Air France, KLM, and many others are relocating. Terminal 2 in the north of the airport grounds will then be empty.
The logical consequence would have been for Lufthansa to now renovate Terminal 2 in addition to Terminal 1 in Frankfurt, then move in and expand in Frankfurt. Instead, Lufthansa announced: We are building a completely new terminal pier in Munich.
Why? Quite simply:
Things work very differently in Munich with the dedicated Lufthansa terminal than in Frankfurt: There, Lufthansa holds a 40 percent stake in the Terminal 2 operating company. This means that 40 percent of the profits from shops, restaurants, and the entire terminal operation flow back to Lufthansa. Ultimately, Munich is more financially advantageous for Lufthansa.
However, Munich also opened something new this spring: a completely new pier at Terminal 1 for 665 million euros – featuring CT scanners, a central marketplace, an A380 parking position with three jet bridges, and, for the first time at Munich Airport, leather seats. But this pier is initially being built for Lufthansa's competitors, meaning all airlines outside the Star Alliance.
In this video, we explain exactly what was opened in Frankfurt and Munich and what this means for the airlines – and why a joint venture is the crucial difference between Lufthansa's two German home hubs.
🔗 LINKS TO THE TOPICS:
How Terminal 3 completely restructures Frankfurt Airport: https://www.airliners.de/terminal-3-f...
Lufthansa expands Terminal 2 in Munich – commissioning planned for 2035: https://www.airliners.de/lufthansa-ba...
Terminal 1 expansion: A look inside Munich's new "jewel box": https://www.airliners.de/reportage-te...
Exclusive background information and analysis of the current challenges facing the aviation industry. Plus, an expertly curated news overview of the truly relevant topics in the sector. This is aviation journalism that moves you forward.
Try airliners+ Private now: Use coupon code youtube for just €3 for 3 months. Order here and enter the coupon code during checkout:
https://www.airliners.de/abo
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Partner shop offer RBF-Originals.de
For everyone who loves flying: Remove-Before-Flight tags and the new airliners.de calendar! Use this coupon code for 15% off everything: Simply enter the coupon code airlinersYT in your shopping cart before ordering and save.
Visit the RBF Originals shop here:
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Chapter markers
00:00 Intro – The Paradox
01:24 Chapter 1: Frankfurt and the new Terminal 3
05:13 Chapter 2: The empty Terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport
06:16 Chapter 3: Munich – The new Terminal 1 expansion
07:48 Chapter 4: Why Munich is more cost-effective for Lufthansa
09:07 Chapter 5: The T-pillar – Lufthansa's decision for Munich
10:16 Chapter 6: European hubs – An overview of the competition
11:23 Chapter 7: Conclusion
#aviation #airliners #Lufthansa #Frankfurt #Munich #Terminal3 #Airport #Fraport