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2014 Compact

Frankfurt Airport is a leading international air traffic hub. The Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Region has very high locational quality and an excel- lent transport infrastructure. This is particularly important for companies which depend on global networking. 5.5 million people living in the metropolitan area around Frankfurt also benefit from this. They enjoy the advantages of traveling a short distance to the airport when they go on holiday, and a lot of people work for companies that benefit from their close proximity to the airport. Airlines, logistics companies, and not least passengers appreciate the airport for its central location in the heart of Europe. High demand has led to more international and international destinations being served here than from many other airports worldwide. Its role as a hub plays a crucial role here: As connections to the entire world are very good here, airlines offer additional flights to new destinations. More than half of air passengers transfer to another flight in Frankfurt. The airport’s role as a hub makes it an attractive cargo shipment terminal. Around half of the over 2 million metric tons of cargo transported each year are carried in the hold of passenger aircraft. Cargo shippers take advantage of the extensive connection options at Frankfurt Airport to get their goods to the destination quickly. Frankfurt therefore ranks among the most important air freight sites worldwide and as number one in Europe. This is taken advantage of by the export-oriented German economy, which needs connections to other markets. Infrastructure secures jobs In 2012, around 78,000 people worked at the airport itself in more than 500 businesses. This means that Frankfurt Airport is the biggest workplace in Germany and it makes a signif- icant contribution to the economic strength and prosperity in Germany and the Rhine- Main region itself. Many export-oriented companies as well as German and European branches of major international companies have selected the area around the airport as their location. They appreciate the advantages of the local infrastructure and benefit from the high number of flight connections offered by the airport. All of the companies based at the airport and Fraport itself provide further employment stimuli in the area and also attract a number of service providers. This is also demonstrat- ed by a report ordered by Fraport from the independent Swiss consultation and research company, INFRAS. According to this report, Germany’s largest air traffic hub secures around 116,000 jobs at companies on the air- port premises as well as at their suppliers and service providers. This corresponds to 2.9 % of total employee numbers in Hesse. The added value created by these employment effects amounts to €9.1 billion and therefore 3.4 % of Hesse’s overall economy. One in every 30 euros in Hesse is currently directly or in- directly generated due to Frankfurt Airport. Around 59,000 further jobs are created due to the buying behavior of employees of busi- nesses and suppliers. In total, some 175,000 people benefit from the positive economic effects of air traffic in Frankfurt. Position among the competition Fraport is committed to the Frankfurt economic hub and the metropolitan region. This commit- ment includes cooperating in the “Frankfurt Rhine Main Economic Initiative”, in which 150 companies are involved. As co-founder, Fraport has been active in this area since 1996 and provides its management. The initiative aims to make the metropolitan region more attractive on an economic, scientific, and cul- tural level and therefore positions itself as best as possible among the competition. A result of the cooperation is the House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) center of excellence at its location at the airport. The economic ini- tiative is also a project partner for the further development of the RhineMain Regional Park, the largest sponsorship project of the Fraport Environmental Fund. The many aspects of responsibility * Number of employees including The Squaire and Gateway Gardens. The figures for 2014 were not available when this report went to press. 1980 31,800 1990 53,300 2000 62,500 2010 71,000 2012 78,000* Employee figures at Frankfurt Airport 1980 – 2012 48 2014 CompactResponsible Corporate Management 482014 CompactResponsible Corporate Management

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