FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Fraport AG said Wednesday it will invest more than euro100 million (US$130 million) to get the airport in Frankfurt ready for the Airbus A380, which made its historic maiden flight in France.
The company, which operates the airport, one of Europe's busiest and the major hub for Germany, said its Terminal 1 can already accommodate the massive plane. It wants to make Terminal 2 available for use by airlines that use the plane, too.
The first A380 is expected to land at the airport by the end of 2005 or the beginning of 2006, as part of its second round of route tests.
German airline Lufthansa is one of 15 carriers that have placed orders for 154 of the double-decker, 280-metric ton (308-ton) planes.
