In association with Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa Technik will be hosting an open house in one of their cavernous hangars at Frankfurt Airport on November 24 from 6:00p to 8:30p (local FRA time). The specific hangars that will be open are the hangars on the north side of the airport, nearest the passenger terminals. It is here where most of the Frankfurt-based fleet is serviced including the A330, A340, Boeing 747-400 and 747-8i, along with the narrow body Airbuses.
In order to attend you have to register in advance by sending an email to team@ja-zu-fra.org . Space is limited so not every registration will be accepted.
In the email, please provide your first and last name, date and location of birth as well as your current address.
According to the conditions, attendees must be at least 16 years old. Due to the nature of the hangars, persons with disabilities or who have trouble with mobility will not be able to attend.
The deadline to register is November 6 at midnight (local FRA time). Successful applicants will be notified on November 7.
“Due to the nature of the hangars, persons with disabilities or who have trouble with mobility will not be able to attend.”
Fortunately, their counterparts in the USA don’t flagrantly discriminate or I would never have been able to participate in dozens of similar events. I am appalled.
I’ve been in those hangars, and they are not set up to safely handle a person who could have problems with moving around. Lots of places you have to step over or through due to raised curbs, etc. It may not be fair but considering that the hangars are not set up to accommodate special needs re: mobility its probably best they have this policy. Remember, this was never designed for use as a public space so does not fall under any discrimination policy.