Construction of the 800-metre
(-yard) long complex cost 700 million euros ($900 million) and took about four
years, the airport's management, Fraport, said in a statement.
The new gates will be used by
Lufthansa and the German airline's partners in the Star Alliance, it added.
The extension was designed for
widebody aircraft, such as the Airbus A380 superjumbo and the Boeing B747, that
serve the western German city, which is also Europe's third biggest airport.
"Weve created additional
space for up to six million passengers per year," Fraport executive board
chairman Stefan Schulte said in the statement.
"This extra capacity will
allow us to meet traffic growth expected in the coming years and to strengthen
our role as one of the worlds leading aviation hubs," he added.
Last year more than 56 million
passengers used Frankfurt Airport, an increase of 6.5 percent from 2010.
The new extension bumps
Frankfurt's total annual passenger capacity up to 65 million from its current
level of around 59 million.
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