Frankfurt Airport - ground magic and high-altitude games

Frankfurt Airport and especially Fraport AG are currently not exactly among the most sympathetic in some regions around Frankfurt. Due to the airport expansion and the commissioning of a new runway, the quality of life in some areas has deteriorated considerably. What is enormously important for Frankfurt as a business location is a burden for others, which is hardly noticeably diminished even by the current ban on night flights. It should hardly come as a surprise that a book about the airport published by Fraport AG does not address this problem at all, or only superficially. But can such a book counteract the negative mood and make the many positive aspects and interesting sides of Frankfurt Airport palatable to the reader?

"Frankfurt Airport - Ground Magic and High Games" makes every effort to achieve these goals. However, it only really succeeds in parts. The double-page photos, especially at the beginning, are undoubtedly among the highlights of the book. They perfectly capture the fascinating atmosphere, the size and the hustle and bustle of the airport. There could have been more of them in the book. Otherwise, the extensive work is very text-heavy. This is extremely readable in some places, for example when the reader is given an insight into the work of customs or when the many different jobs that workers from all over the world do are presented. Also, getting an idea of the logistical processes that have to be intertwined here to keep everything running smoothly is very exciting.

When it comes to image and economic importance, however, the texts are sometimes very factual and dry, the book then takes on the character of a beautifully designed image brochure. Certainly, the work probably does not want to be anything else. But for the quite "normal" reader these parts of the book are certainly of little interest. Is the volume nevertheless worth a look? The answer is clearly yes. The photos and some of the articles offer a glimpse behind the scenes of Frankfurt Airport, a glimpse that few people who don't work there get to see so comprehensively.

Surely, the people who do not profit from the economic benefits of the airport, but have to suffer from the growing aircraft noise, will not become big Fraport fans even through this book. However, anyone who is attracted by the fascination of the airport, who wants to know what personalities such as Sebastian Vettel, Steffi Jones or Max Hollein have to say about the airport, or who simply wants to take a look behind the scenes, can definitely be recommended this book, despite some very dry passages!

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp