Emirates, Gulf Giants Score New Lounges on Lufthansa’s Home Turf
- New Frankfurt terminal to have extra floor for premium lounges
- Germany’s Lufthansa faces double squeeze as Ryanair moves in
Emirates and the Persian Gulf’s two other major airlines are likely to get pride of place at Frankfurt airport’s new terminal, allowing them to offer bigger premium-class lounges to compete more aggressively with local rival Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
Frankfurt’s Terminal 3 will probably house Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways PJSC of Abu Dhabi, as well as Dubai-based Emirates, the world’s biggest carrier on international routes, Matthias Zieschang, chief financial officer of airport owner Fraport AG, said in an interview.