Medienmitteilung

Regional Planning Procedure for Airport Expansion Proceeds on Schedule

Frankfurt (ots) -

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
- the owner and manager of Frankfurt Airport's (FRA) - has received
confirmation that the regional planning procedure
(Raumordnungsverfahren or ROV) on FRA's expansion program is moving
ahead as scheduled. On October 23 the Darmstadt regional
administrative district confirmed that, after thorough examination of
the documentation submitted, it has been found to be plausible and
complete. This internal government ROV procedure will be formally
launched with the public notification in the Hessian State Gazette
(Hessiche Staatsanzeiger).

Municipalities, public-interest organizations and trade
associations are all involved in the ROV. From November 12 to
December 21, interested residents in the region can look at the
documentation, plans and numerous scientific expert opinions. The ROV
is legally required to run for six months. All objections raised
against Frankfurt Airport's planned capacity expansion will be
addressed by mid-April 2002.

On August 27, Fraport AG officially filed its application for
initiating the ROV. The ROV will examine expansion in terms of
regional planning and environmental compatibility. Fraport AG favors
the so-called "northwest option" as the location for the new runway.

Along with another runway, the airport expansion plan calls for an
additional passenger terminal and other necessary operating and
infrastructure facilities. The documentation presented by Fraport AG
to the Darmstadt regional administrative district comprises some 16
binders, filled with about 6,000 text pages and 300 plans. The ROV
will be followed by the zoning procedure (public plan approval
procedure), which will begin in the summer of 2002.

Contact:

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Attn: Robert A. Payne - Manager International Press
60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone +49 69 690 78547 (with voice mailbox)
Fax +49 69 690 60548
E-Mail: r.payne@fraport.de
Internet: www.fraport.de (click on "Press Lounge")

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