The holiday season brings higher passenger numbers to the airport

The autumn holiday season is also travel time - which is noticeable at the Frankfurt Airport hub.

The number of passengers is increasing in the six-digit range.

Frankfurt / Main - Frankfurt Airport recorded a comparatively high number of passengers over the weekend.

On Saturday, the turnstile counted around 133,000 travelers, a similar number were expected on Sunday, a spokeswoman said.

At lunchtime, she spoke of regular operation, even if waiting times could not be ruled out in individual places.

A spokesman had also reported the day before: “No long waiting times.

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In view of the autumn holidays, the federal police had assumed an increased number of travelers at the weekend at the largest German airport.

This also means more rush to the security and passport controls.

Early arrival is recommended.

In addition, passengers who are not frequent fliers should find out about the rules for hand luggage before driving to the airport.

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In the past week, according to the spokeswoman for the airport operator Fraport, around 90,000 travelers were counted every day.

Before the pandemic, the volume during peak holiday periods was up to 240,000 passengers a day.

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