During a short spontaneous detour to the north-west runway of Frankfurt Airport, there wasn't much to see, but for just 15 minutes of lingering on the bench in the sun, the odds of aircraft without a crane on the tail are pretty good.
For a long time and for the first time in 2023, I went to Germany’s biggest airport again to look at planes.
Normality is slowly settling in on the apron of Frankfurt Airport; the time of standstill, when aircraft had to remain on the ground, is over. More flights, more airlines, more take-offs and landings. And today there were even the two queens of the skies to see,...
Bright blue skies and little fleecy clouds - very nice conditions for another little round of planespotting at Frankfurt Airport. It makes you want to fly off on holiday yourself.
The title of this article may be a bit exaggerated but it pretty much hits the nail on the head. At the moment, an unusual picture is emerging at Germany's largest airport. Nothing works any more. Apart from cargo flights and flights bringing back stranded...