Thanks so much! It's 100% a passion project. They don't get as many views as videos like "FIRST CLASS from X to Y" or "Amazing TRAIN to Z," but we love highlighting the professionals working behind the scenes, so we'll keep making them as long as we can!
@@GreenerGrass I'm surprised this type of video isn't getting as many views. I found this one exciting! I would like to see more of this type like maybe Amsterdam!
Great video, Jeb. As someone who has worked at airlines and airports for years, showing the a fraction of the flip-side is a welcome change to the "seat-review" videos. Well done!
This one a passenger will see when departing from FRA. If a passenger has a connecting flight, well , perhaps consider yourself lucky, b.c. You are already within the busy airport. Yet, inside it still is confusing: Perhaps not so much for business travelers, but for visitors, especially for the elderly. (B.c. the long walkways between connections - the supposedly help for handicapped does not work there: you are dropped on a bench and have to wait for your pick-up again - no chance to use a bathroom or get s.th. to drink or eat. Not well planned.
Just a little background history, Terminal 3 use to be the old U.S. Air Force Rhein-Main Air Base. I spent several years there working on the flightline. I had one of the best views of Frankfurt Airport.
Absolutely incredible. I just flew through FRA yesterday, and was so impressed by the bag drop system. I never would've guessed that so many people work on the campus, but I think that's so cool about Germany's private airports. MUC is similar, in that it has a ton of office and conference space integrated near the terminal. Rather than making the airport a totally insular and utilitarian space like in the US, Germany seems to make their airports centers of commerce and productivity, extremely well-integrated into the transit network. Many lessons to be learned.
FRA used to be my "second home" since I was flying in and out of there so much. Thanks for the deep dive into FRA, one of the best airports in the world!
Thank you so much for that video, it was amazing. I am from Germany and Frankfurt is besides Cologne-Bonn airport my main airport and I always spend way too much time at the airport simply watching this spectacular system functioning; It really is a not-so-small city 😅I would totally love to get a look behind the scenes in person, but this video is probably the closest I will ever get. And your fascination for aircrafts and air traffic in general is always soo contagious... When I first found your channel I almost binge-watched it, and after that I am always excited to find a new video uploaded. Together with the "all hubs in 24 hrs" videos, the airports revealed series is my absolute favourite!
I had a family member experience a medical emergency in the Frankfurt airport. The response was as swift, well managed, and organized as you could ever hope for. I’ll always be grateful to the airport operations folks for their work that day.
Thanks for this one, Jeb! I’m flying there soon and have a transfer. Airline wanted me to make a tight connection, but I changed it and now I know what I’m going to do during my layover!
Frankfurt is a nightmare to navigate. I like the simplicity of my home airport of San Diego. When people are deboarding either a domestic or international flight there they heard you through the series of checkpoints you need to get through. There is no second guessing where you are supposed to go for customs, for baggage pick up, for car rental or car/ taxi service. You are streamlined into a singular option and friendly people are there along the way to help you. At Frankfurt it was just so massive, signs would start to tell you where to go and then suddenly stop directing you, and there is constant construction that makes things like rental car returns a headache.
Thank you, Jeb! I lived and worked in Frankfurt for 10 years, passed through FRA countless times and you showed me so many interesting new things!! Aloha from Honolulu to you and Suzanne!!!
I love your airports revealed series! It is so much fun! I work for a small regional airline at Dulles International. Would love to say hello to you when you come through next time!
We lived at Gateway Gardens, used to be located next to T2, and the Unterschweinstiege bus stop. I biked with my young son on Ellis Road to watch the planes take off. Good times.
Jeb, you and Suzanne are by far my most favorite TH-cam personalities! I always learn so much and live vicariously through your travels! Keep up the FANTASTIC work!
@@GreenerGrass yep I had a daytrip from LHR to MAD to catch one. Sadly it was an older camera so poor footage and now IB have retired them. I’ll have to chase LH for one
@@GreenerGrass You better hurry Jeff before Lufthansa replaces theirs. But the Mahan has 3 of them in service that aren’t going anywhere soon since they can’t replace them
I have several Frankfurt airport stories, but my favorite by far was staying in the air-side transit hotel on a sleepy Sunday evening; relaxing in bed with a window that looked out over the ramp and runway as planes arrived, taxied, and departed with a beer vending machine just down the hall was as close to first class luxury as I have ever come.
WOW! Such an awesome experience for you and Suzanne and such an awesome airport. I’ve been looking into flying into Frankfurt specifically for my next European trip just so I can experience Lufthansa‘s 747 routes. A big thanks to all the employees at the airport who helped you with your video and help the general flying public on a daily basis.
Holy moly Jeb. What a beautifully cinematic video. Loved every second of this. Kudos to you. Brilliant ❤❤ Incredible footage and amazing behind the scenes. Wow!! That departure /solari/split flap is just perfection. Such memories of them. Can’t wait for more of these. ❤❤❤
Jeb, what great video, unfortunately my flying for workdays are over but, when I was flying, always thank everyone, from the captain to ground staff. Greetings from Mexico.
I have been travel through Frankfurt Airport many times, and every time, that I can always find something new, and always enjoy to be there. Thanks for your video, which truly gives me another perspective view of the Frankfurt Airport! Thanks again for your efforts and videos!
We live in Kenya and I've flown through FRA at least 30 times. Your behind the scenes video was excellent and showed me things I never knew about FRA. Also the airport hotels for long or overnight layovers are convenient. I love the forest trails next to the airport as well. I used to work on the ramp (apron) for United in Denver. You explained all of that "under the wing" activity very well. The highlight of my shifts were when I got to do the "push backs" for the planes althought we didn't use those huge tugs you were in. Downside of Denver is working outside loading and pushing planes in sub zero weather and snow.
I've been to the Frankfurt Airport at least 6 times or so, on my way to and from Chennai, India via Lufthansa. The Frankfrut Airport is very large and at times very confusing, if you're not careful. But a great airport it is! Great behind the scenes Jeb, awesome coverage!
Jeb, I really enjoyed this video. I know you and your spouse work hard to make these short and informative videos. I found this very informative that Frankfort is privately owned and operated. Thanks again.
We Indians use Frankfurt Airport for many years because of its easy connections to north and eastern parts of America.what I found annoying about Frankfurt is over crowding,lack of walking escalators,not enough personnel guiding the passengers to the gates.if you’re tired after the long walk half way through and wanted to take the electric buggy they will not allow you inside,saying we have to book a wheel chair while booking the tickets.as a senior citizen travelling alone makes it difficult.last time my daughter wth small baby also faced same difficulty.middle eastern hubs are more passenger friendly with more amenities.I will give only 3 star (famous Jeb Brooks score) to Frankfurt.also loved your Delta One travel details.
Technically FRA has two DB train stations: one for Long Distance and one for Regional trains and the S-Bahn. It can be sort of confusing if you don't pay attention. They are about 100m apart and you can easily not realize you are at the wrong one.
A group of colleagues once had to fly from all over Europe and meet up in Frankfurt, then flying to Washington Dulles. As it was all a very short notice thing, one colleague, who arrived from Zurich was put on Waitlist, I was put on the Philadelphia flight and we decided it is best he goes also to Philadelphia, and we would rent a car and drive down to D.C. Problem was, his luggage was checked through to IAD. That LH lady at the Philadelphia gate took exactly three minutes to re-route the bag, simultaneously calling the ramp agent and typing her commands into the computer, and with a smile handing over the baggage receipt and boarding card. At the ramp, baggage tags can also be printed, as I understood. Honestly, I was tremendously impressed. What a professional approach. Awesome! I prefer to connect through Munich, though. It is more, homely, I would call it. And it is my home base, anyways. Great video, the quality is next to none!
This video was great. I love this airport. Flown in and out quite a few times - and yes I still get confused - I really like it. I flew RT from Ord on a Lufthansa 747 last fall - awesome to fly the Queen again. There are so many 747's here its just awesome.
GERMAN TECHNICAL PERFECTION, JUT THIS. When the T1 was inaugurated in 1972 at the dawn of the Jumbo Era, it was not an arquitecture masterpiece, but it was a masterpiece of functionality. The tunnel linking Concourse A to B under the apron was LH requirement for better time connections and the luggage system at the time was the most modern one. The Terminal MItte construction site was the biggest one in Ocidental Europe by that time. The departure board still an iconic piece of an Era of Air Travel that is gone.
If you like Frankfurt, you should visit Zuerich Kloten in Switzerland... A whole Shopping Center with Terminals on the highest standards, lounges, technology wherever you look and go... Zuerich, home of Swiss International Airlines...
Nice vid! Small detail, Brussels Airport also still has a classic departuresboard like this one, accept that they integrated digital screens to it to show the airline's logo's.
I am so excited to see this! I WAS HERE BEFORE THE PREMIERE! 😂 This video was INCREDIBLE Jeb! I mean I expected it to be good but it was 10X better than I could’ve ever even hoped for! 🎉🎉😮 At 1:27 I’d most like to fly from Frankfurt to Seoul (FRA-ICN) with Korean Air 🇰🇷 on the INCREDIBLE B747-8 Business Class UPSTAIRS like @DennisBunnikTravels did a few years ago now! 🥂 Also at 2:23 I HAVE to try that marshall system but since I’m a pilot now I’d BETTER be good at it and know how to do it well! At 3:08 yeah airports being government owned especially in the USA 🇺🇸 the airports that are gov’t owned aren’t usually run very well AT ALL! Running an airport how people on a government board want it run is very different from running it as a privately held company set to turn a profit! I wish ALL USA airports would be privately owned! 🎉😂 Also at 5:41 that area reminds me a lot of the control center I got to visit when I want to Detroit Metro Airport behind the scenes a few months ago with my INSIDE AIRPORTS show, here’s the link if there’s any interest in seeing that video. Plz check it out! th-cam.com/play/PLyAY3KQqnNkZL984axX2lBfWrAKp1G3rq.html Finally because this comment is getting ridiculous at 7:26 that B747 is the Lufthansa RETRO 747-8 livery (D-ABYT) and I hope to fly on it soon as I’ll be flying to Germany 🇩🇪 via FRA this winter with Lufthansa UPSTAIRS in their 747-400 and -8! 🎉🎉 Anyways exceptional job as always I loved seeing all the LH 747 footage it’s my favorite part (as I love the B747 especially your most recent video on the -8 UPSTAIRS! 🎉 Linked here: th-cam.com/video/c6CnAxomTCU/w-d-xo.html I also plan to make a video at FRA this winter too! 😂 However it’s not copying your idea just purely coincidence as I’d thought of making an INSIDE AIRPORTS video at FRA months before I head of you doing this! Just letting you know! 😂 Also at 10:45 What ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS and STUNNING Pics of ALL THE AIRLINES 747s even that Asiana Cargo 🇰🇷 747-400BCF 🤩 at 13:28 I love a good 747 and at 11:50 I love that Cathay Pacific🇭🇰 A350 & your reflective ramp vest! 🤩 I think I prefer the below the wing ramp parts best at an airport no matter where it is across the planet! ✈️🥂 Also, at 12:04 Can you plz plz plz try to fly Oman Air 🇴🇲 sometime very soon! Especially in their Brilliant Business Class! Paul Lucas recently flew it as did Sam Chui and Dennis B, I think you and Suzanne need to fly it next!! Add it to your list plz! 🎉😊 Finally at 1:14 IT IS NOT THE LAST Solari flip board style departure board! There is an even older one that still operates at The TWA Hotel at JFK Airport in NYC 🗽😅 That board is from 1969 and was refurbished in 2019 it was put there when the main hotel concourse used to be the TWA Head-house or main terminal. Just a bit of useless vintage trivia but I do still love that board at FRA no doubt… Cheers 🥂 Caleb’s Aviation
You said it precisely. If you know where you are and where you have to go -for a connecting flight, just follow the signs,. I had little over 50 mins for a connecting flight, i was skeptical , my baggage would be transfered. I sprinted from A to B , just following the signs, , i was in my seat in less than 30 mins, and my worry was about my baggage. Upon landing in Toronto, i was not expecting to see my bag, Voila , i was there even before i could reach the belt. Great work by Frankfurt airport,
Looking forward to flying in and out of this airport this coming November as part of a trip to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. My first trip outside of North America, very excited!
Wow. this is a fantastic vid. Really enjoy it👍👍❤❤ i passed through FRA numerous times but have never seen behind the scene especially the visitors' center. Look amazing!!! Thanks.
They've began cutting off certain sections of the concourses, particularly the Z one. You need a ticket to access them which means a lot of amenities get lost access. The game room being a notable one that gets revoked if your plane isn't leaving from one of the higher Z gates.
Hey Jeb, amazing video! I live in Darmstadt which is about 15km south of FRA and I grew up about 50km from the airport. For every child in the Frankfurt metro area the airport is a place of fascination and it definitely has been and still is for me. But although I live so close to this incredible mega hub and have been there countless times just to visit and watch planes, I have never seen such a comprehensive and well produced showcase of FRA. Thank you so much for these amazing insights. Now I want to go visit the airport tonight! :D One thing you didn’t really touch on was The Squaire, the giant building with its own postal code, that one of the two train stations is located in. Maybe you could visit again once T3 is opened and go into more detail on The Squaire and the multimodal options for a part 2? (Two trainstations and the biggest Autobahn interchange is also right next to the airport)
It’s really cool to see behind the scenes of Frankfurt airport. A lot of TH-cam recorders call the “apron” the “tarmac”. Another cool thing is, on the airfield, they have to say the time in military hours. Like when you said “1:45 pm,” that’d be “13:45 hrs.” It’s even really good to see a training for Air Traffic Control(lers) (ATC). 😃✈️.
In 2021 i take the famous tunnel between the Concourse A and B... oh my god it was the worse connecting experience i've ever had because the travolator was in maintenance, i had to walk with my big bags (i was moving across atlantic !) to catch my second flight... Next time in FRA my flight got 3 hours of delay so i was chilling out it was much nicer !
I wish I could agree with your comments about Frankfurt Airport. About a month ago I passed through the airport on the way from London to Tel Aviv via Lufthansa and had the most miserable experience both finding my connecting gate, and also once I got there finding a place to sit and comfortably charge my phone prior to getting on the plane. It was an amazingly convoluted process to find the super secure gate that flights to and from Tel Aviv tend to use and nobody seemed to know how to direct me properly. I ended up going up to several locked doors, and then had to schlep down a very uncomfortable staircase to get back down to the terminal to work my way back toward the gate. No one seemed to know how to find that gate. Very frustrating. Then there was the obligatory wait through very slow security to get into the gate complex, and once I got there there were no seats with charging ports and hardly a place to sit and grab a bite to eat before I got on the plane. I ended up sitting on the floor next to a working charger port for about an hour and a half charging my phone up for the flight to Israel. Totally unacceptable in a major international airport like that. Lufthansa has got to do better in that case.
Very cool video. I'll be at FRA in September with a short train ride to my hometown. Haven't been home since 2004. Goodness but this airport has changed! Love to see that the board is still the same though! Awesome video Jeb and Suzanne!
Great video, Jeb. I've flown through FRA dozens of time over the years, and unfortunately I've had more problems there than anywhere else! Missed connections, lost baggage, cancellations, late gate changes, security issues - you name it. I've always thought that because of it's size and pax volumes that's not surprising, and this movie proved it. Hats off to everyone who works there. Still prefer Schiphol, though.
The bad thing about Frankfurt airport is the fact that you get security checked at the gate (that was 4 years ago, maybe they have changed it now) and sometimes they have 2 flights leaving similar time using the same area which means you end up spending 40+ mins to pass security.
Hi Jeb and Susan, that is an amazing Airport very beautiful, those planes are massive ,lol I was looking for Susan now saw her,thanks for sharing stay safe
Hey Jeb!!! It's a much different airport than my first time there in 1989!!! And this past May, I used the new "no contact" baggage drop off the gentleman is speaking about at 7:00. So cool!
I had the privilege to travel business class on the exact United 777 (N2534U) @ 8:40 and we got to check out the cockpit when we landed. Love spotting her in the wild!
I love your Airports Revealed series, Jeb. I hope to see a lot more of these videos in the future. Thanks for producing such great content!
Thanks so much! It's 100% a passion project. They don't get as many views as videos like "FIRST CLASS from X to Y" or "Amazing TRAIN to Z," but we love highlighting the professionals working behind the scenes, so we'll keep making them as long as we can!
@@GreenerGrass I'm surprised this type of video isn't getting as many views. I found this one exciting! I would like to see more of this type like maybe Amsterdam!
@@ginawebster631I intend to visit AMS someday soon and make a Behind The Scenes Airport video there at Amsterdam 🇳🇱
Great video, Jeb. As someone who has worked at airlines and airports for years, showing the a fraction of the flip-side is a welcome change to the "seat-review" videos. Well done!
Thanks! We love highlighting the professionals, like you, who keep us flying!
That departure board is a thing of beauty.
It's a Solari board.
Exactly. Nothing evokes the romance of international travel like the clickety-clack of numbers & letters on a massive solari board
@@coyotelong4349I miss hearing that in Boston's South Station
This one a passenger will see when departing from FRA. If a passenger has a connecting flight, well , perhaps consider yourself lucky, b.c. You are already within the busy airport.
Yet, inside it still is confusing:
Perhaps not so much for business travelers, but for visitors, especially for the elderly. (B.c. the long walkways between connections - the supposedly help for handicapped does not work there: you are dropped on a bench and have to wait for your pick-up again - no chance to use a bathroom or get s.th. to drink or eat.
Not well planned.
The sound and visual effects of the board adds texture and anticipation to travel.
Just a little background history, Terminal 3 use to be the old U.S. Air Force Rhein-Main Air Base. I spent several years there working on the flightline. I had one of the best views of Frankfurt Airport.
Absolutely incredible. I just flew through FRA yesterday, and was so impressed by the bag drop system. I never would've guessed that so many people work on the campus, but I think that's so cool about Germany's private airports. MUC is similar, in that it has a ton of office and conference space integrated near the terminal. Rather than making the airport a totally insular and utilitarian space like in the US, Germany seems to make their airports centers of commerce and productivity, extremely well-integrated into the transit network. Many lessons to be learned.
FRA used to be my "second home" since I was flying in and out of there so much. Thanks for the deep dive into FRA, one of the best airports in the world!
Thank you so much for that video, it was amazing. I am from Germany and Frankfurt is besides Cologne-Bonn airport my main airport and I always spend way too much time at the airport simply watching this spectacular system functioning; It really is a not-so-small city 😅I would totally love to get a look behind the scenes in person, but this video is probably the closest I will ever get. And your fascination for aircrafts and air traffic in general is always soo contagious... When I first found your channel I almost binge-watched it, and after that I am always excited to find a new video uploaded. Together with the "all hubs in 24 hrs" videos, the airports revealed series is my absolute favourite!
I had a family member experience a medical emergency in the Frankfurt airport. The response was as swift, well managed, and organized as you could ever hope for. I’ll always be grateful to the airport operations folks for their work that day.
As someone who works at O'Hare, I'm quite impressed with some of the technology and wish they brought it to our airport.
Thanks for this one, Jeb! I’m flying there soon and have a transfer. Airline wanted me to make a tight connection, but I changed it and now I know what I’m going to do during my layover!
Have a great trip. Glad you were able to change it and make the transfer a bit less stressful!
@@GreenerGrass thanks again, Jeb! I’m a flight attendant and travel vlogger!
Very cool that the Fraport/FRA staff gave you that kind of special access to the airport operations for your video! Was a pleasure to watch ✈️
Frankfurt is a nightmare to navigate. I like the simplicity of my home airport of San Diego. When people are deboarding either a domestic or international flight there they heard you through the series of checkpoints you need to get through. There is no second guessing where you are supposed to go for customs, for baggage pick up, for car rental or car/ taxi service. You are streamlined into a singular option and friendly people are there along the way to help you. At Frankfurt it was just so massive, signs would start to tell you where to go and then suddenly stop directing you, and there is constant construction that makes things like rental car returns a headache.
Thank you, Jeb! I lived and worked in Frankfurt for 10 years, passed through FRA countless times and you showed me so many interesting new things!! Aloha from Honolulu to you and Suzanne!!!
I love your airports revealed series! It is so much fun! I work for a small regional airline at Dulles International. Would love to say hello to you when you come through next time!
We lived at Gateway Gardens, used to be located next to T2, and the Unterschweinstiege bus stop. I biked with my young son on Ellis Road to watch the planes take off. Good times.
Jeb, you and Suzanne are by far my most favorite TH-cam personalities! I always learn so much and live vicariously through your travels! Keep up the FANTASTIC work!
Awesome look at the Frankfurt Airport. I loved watching.
Great video Jeb! A highlight would have to be all of those 747s! (And the odd 346 too)
Agreed! Have you flown on an A340-600? It’s so high on my list!
@@GreenerGrass yep I had a daytrip from LHR to MAD to catch one. Sadly it was an older camera so poor footage and now IB have retired them. I’ll have to chase LH for one
@@GreenerGrass
You better hurry Jeff before Lufthansa replaces theirs. But the Mahan has 3 of them in service that aren’t going anywhere soon since they can’t replace them
Frankfurt was my first international airport. Always special.
I have several Frankfurt airport stories, but my favorite by far was staying in the air-side transit hotel on a sleepy Sunday evening; relaxing in bed with a window that looked out over the ramp and runway as planes arrived, taxied, and departed with a beer vending machine just down the hall was as close to first class luxury as I have ever come.
WOW! Such an awesome experience for you and Suzanne and such an awesome airport. I’ve been looking into flying into Frankfurt specifically for my next European trip just so I can experience Lufthansa‘s 747 routes. A big thanks to all the employees at the airport who helped you with your video and help the general flying public on a daily basis.
Never stop creating, man. Your stuff is always so good because you and Suzanne are so truly enjoying every minute of it, and that translates 100%.
Holy moly Jeb. What a beautifully cinematic video. Loved every second of this. Kudos to you. Brilliant ❤❤
Incredible footage and amazing behind the scenes. Wow!!
That departure /solari/split flap is just perfection. Such memories of them.
Can’t wait for more of these.
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Jeb, what great video, unfortunately my flying for workdays are over but, when I was flying, always thank everyone, from the captain to ground staff. Greetings from Mexico.
Great video Jeb!! Love Frankfurt❤️
How refreshingly old-fashioned they have kept the departure board. 😊
This video was awesome! Please keep making content like this.
Just an amazing behind the scenes view of how we get from one place to another so seamlessly (unusually) love this behind the curtains experience!
Love the 'Airports Revealed' series. Thanks for producing this for us Jeb!
Flown through FRA so many times and hated it. Now I want to go back and spend time there at the visitor center, ramp tour, and the big clicky board!
I have been travel through Frankfurt Airport many times, and every time, that I can always find something new, and always enjoy to be there. Thanks for your video, which truly gives me another perspective view of the Frankfurt Airport! Thanks again for your efforts and videos!
Thanks for showing the nitty gritty of an airport which a common passenger never get to see..
Cheers from India 😊
Great content! You did a great job using the access behind the scenes. Your channel has become one of my favorite subscriptions!
Awesome, thank you!
We live in Kenya and I've flown through FRA at least 30 times. Your behind the scenes video was excellent and showed me things I never knew about FRA. Also the airport hotels for long or overnight layovers are convenient. I love the forest trails next to the airport as well. I used to work on the ramp (apron) for United in Denver. You explained all of that "under the wing" activity very well. The highlight of my shifts were when I got to do the "push backs" for the planes althought we didn't use those huge tugs you were in. Downside of Denver is working outside loading and pushing planes in sub zero weather and snow.
I've been to the Frankfurt Airport at least 6 times or so, on my way to and from Chennai, India via Lufthansa. The Frankfrut Airport is very large and at times very confusing, if you're not careful. But a great airport it is! Great behind the scenes Jeb, awesome coverage!
I agree that it was very confusing at Frankfurt Airport
That visitor center is awesome, especially the globe. I want to visit just for that.
787 Dreamliner is definitely the best looking bird in the sky!
I’ve even had the privilege to fly on one from DFW to ORD! It was amazing!
Jeb, I really enjoyed this video. I know you and your spouse work hard to make these short and informative videos. I found this very informative that Frankfort is privately owned and operated. Thanks again.
Awesome! Thank you!
My respect for FRANKFURT AIRPORT and staff went up :)
I flew on a Lufthansa A380 from the US to Frankfurt once! One of the best experiences of my lifetime!
I VE WATCHED QUITE A FEW OF YOUR VIDEOS.YOURE DEFINITELY GREAT TO HEAR &WATCH YOUR PRESENTATIONS..
We Indians use Frankfurt Airport for many years because of its easy connections to north and eastern parts of America.what I found annoying about Frankfurt is over crowding,lack of walking escalators,not enough personnel guiding the passengers to the gates.if you’re tired after the long walk half way through and wanted to take the electric buggy they will not allow you inside,saying we have to book a wheel chair while booking the tickets.as a senior citizen travelling alone makes it difficult.last time my daughter wth small baby also faced same difficulty.middle eastern hubs are more passenger friendly with more amenities.I will give only 3 star (famous Jeb Brooks score) to Frankfurt.also loved your Delta One travel details.
Technically FRA has two DB train stations: one for Long Distance and one for Regional trains and the S-Bahn. It can be sort of confusing if you don't pay attention. They are about 100m apart and you can easily not realize you are at the wrong one.
Woohoo, great to had you here in Germany, loved that video! Great content and nice that Fraport made this possible!
Thanks! 😃
DUDE, this by far is the most entertaining, informative video ever! great job you two!
I worked at an airport for 6 months and it was a fun adventure.
I wish I could travel more, but when I can, I am sure that I'll be grateful for these videos!!
Great video, love this new series.
Will you be doing a series showing you flying the airliners?
Great video Jeb. Hope to see more of these types of videos in the future!
A group of colleagues once had to fly from all over Europe and meet up in Frankfurt, then flying to Washington Dulles. As it was all a very short notice thing, one colleague, who arrived from Zurich was put on Waitlist, I was put on the Philadelphia flight and we decided it is best he goes also to Philadelphia, and we would rent a car and drive down to D.C.
Problem was, his luggage was checked through to IAD.
That LH lady at the Philadelphia gate took exactly three minutes to re-route the bag, simultaneously calling the ramp agent and typing her commands into the computer, and with a smile handing over the baggage receipt and boarding card. At the ramp, baggage tags can also be printed, as I understood.
Honestly, I was tremendously impressed. What a professional approach. Awesome!
I prefer to connect through Munich, though. It is more, homely, I would call it. And it is my home base, anyways.
Great video, the quality is next to none!
Great, I now have this image floating in my head of Kennedy Steve losing his mind when he calls Cathy Supertug and gets Jeb replying.
🤣 I definitely stayed off the radio!
Loved your video on Frankfort airport. I was there years ago and even then it was wonderful. Thank you for taking me on memory this time this time.
This video was great. I love this airport. Flown in and out quite a few times - and yes I still get confused - I really like it. I flew RT from Ord on a Lufthansa 747 last fall - awesome to fly the Queen again. There are so many 747's here its just awesome.
GERMAN TECHNICAL PERFECTION, JUT THIS. When the T1 was inaugurated in 1972 at the dawn of the Jumbo Era, it was not an arquitecture masterpiece, but it was a masterpiece of functionality. The tunnel linking Concourse A to B under the apron was LH requirement for better time connections and the luggage system at the time was the most modern one. The Terminal MItte construction site was the biggest one in Ocidental Europe by that time. The departure board still an iconic piece of an Era of Air Travel that is gone.
This dudes smile freaks me out
I’m not sure whether that says more about me or you? 😃🤣 (Thanks for watching)
Excellent video, you should do Paris next!
I love all of your videos, but especially your “behind the scenes” airport videos!!!
If you like Frankfurt, you should visit Zuerich Kloten in Switzerland... A whole Shopping Center with Terminals on the highest standards, lounges, technology wherever you look and go... Zuerich, home of Swiss International Airlines...
you should have made this an hour show.
we used to fly into the US airbase when we came to Germany here in the 70s
Nice vid! Small detail, Brussels Airport also still has a classic departuresboard like this one, accept that they integrated digital screens to it to show the airline's logo's.
I am so excited to see this! I WAS HERE BEFORE THE PREMIERE! 😂 This video was INCREDIBLE Jeb! I mean I expected it to be good but it was 10X better than I could’ve ever even hoped for! 🎉🎉😮 At 1:27 I’d most like to fly from Frankfurt to Seoul (FRA-ICN) with Korean Air 🇰🇷 on the INCREDIBLE B747-8 Business Class UPSTAIRS like @DennisBunnikTravels did a few years ago now! 🥂
Also at 2:23 I HAVE to try that marshall system but since I’m a pilot now I’d BETTER be good at it and know how to do it well! At 3:08 yeah airports being government owned especially in the USA 🇺🇸 the airports that are gov’t owned aren’t usually run very well AT ALL! Running an airport how people on a government board want it run is very different from running it as a privately held company set to turn a profit! I wish ALL USA airports would be privately owned! 🎉😂 Also at 5:41 that area reminds me a lot of the control center I got to visit when I want to Detroit Metro Airport behind the scenes a few months ago with my INSIDE AIRPORTS show, here’s the link if there’s any interest in seeing that video. Plz check it out! th-cam.com/play/PLyAY3KQqnNkZL984axX2lBfWrAKp1G3rq.html
Finally because this comment is getting ridiculous at 7:26 that B747 is the Lufthansa RETRO 747-8 livery (D-ABYT) and I hope to fly on it soon as I’ll be flying to Germany 🇩🇪 via FRA this winter with Lufthansa UPSTAIRS in their 747-400 and -8! 🎉🎉
Anyways exceptional job as always I loved seeing all the LH 747 footage it’s my favorite part (as I love the B747 especially your most recent video on the -8 UPSTAIRS! 🎉
Linked here: th-cam.com/video/c6CnAxomTCU/w-d-xo.html
I also plan to make a video at FRA this winter too! 😂 However it’s not copying your idea just purely coincidence as I’d thought of making an INSIDE AIRPORTS video at FRA months before I head of you doing this! Just letting you know! 😂 Also at 10:45 What ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS and STUNNING Pics of ALL THE AIRLINES 747s even that Asiana Cargo 🇰🇷 747-400BCF 🤩 at 13:28
I love a good 747 and at 11:50 I love that Cathay Pacific🇭🇰 A350 & your reflective ramp vest! 🤩 I think I prefer the below the wing ramp parts best at an airport no matter where it is across the planet! ✈️🥂
Also, at 12:04 Can you plz plz plz try to fly Oman Air 🇴🇲 sometime very soon! Especially in their Brilliant Business Class! Paul Lucas recently flew it as did Sam Chui and Dennis B, I think you and Suzanne need to fly it next!! Add it to your list plz! 🎉😊
Finally at 1:14 IT IS NOT THE LAST Solari flip board style departure board! There is an even older one that still operates at The TWA Hotel at JFK Airport in NYC 🗽😅 That board is from 1969 and was refurbished in 2019 it was put there when the main hotel concourse used to be the TWA Head-house or main terminal. Just a bit of useless vintage trivia but I do still love that board at FRA no doubt…
Cheers 🥂
Caleb’s Aviation
You said it precisely. If you know where you are and where you have to go -for a connecting flight, just follow the signs,. I had little over 50 mins for a connecting flight, i was skeptical , my baggage would be transfered. I sprinted from A to B , just following the signs, , i was in my seat in less than 30 mins, and my worry was about my baggage.
Upon landing in Toronto, i was not expecting to see my bag, Voila , i was there even before i could reach the belt. Great work by Frankfurt airport,
Amazing! Glad you (and your bag) made it!
You've done it again Jeb, your content is outstanding! Thank you!
Excellent and informative video as always.
Looking forward to flying in and out of this airport this coming November as part of a trip to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. My first trip outside of North America, very excited!
As an airport operations person in the US the amount you don’t see if absolutely insane.
Wow. this is a fantastic vid. Really enjoy it👍👍❤❤ i passed through FRA numerous times but have never seen behind the scene especially the visitors' center. Look amazing!!! Thanks.
They've began cutting off certain sections of the concourses, particularly the Z one. You need a ticket to access them which means a lot of amenities get lost access. The game room being a notable one that gets revoked if your plane isn't leaving from one of the higher Z gates.
Hey Jeb, amazing video! I live in Darmstadt which is about 15km south of FRA and I grew up about 50km from the airport. For every child in the Frankfurt metro area the airport is a place of fascination and it definitely has been and still is for me.
But although I live so close to this incredible mega hub and have been there countless times just to visit and watch planes, I have never seen such a comprehensive and well produced showcase of FRA. Thank you so much for these amazing insights. Now I want to go visit the airport tonight! :D
One thing you didn’t really touch on was The Squaire, the giant building with its own postal code, that one of the two train stations is located in. Maybe you could visit again once T3 is opened and go into more detail on The Squaire and the multimodal options for a part 2? (Two trainstations and the biggest Autobahn interchange is also right next to the airport)
Soooo excited!!
Thanks for this. I am arriving and departing from FRA next month.
Fantastically informative video Jeb,beautifully put together.Awesome
It’s really cool to see behind the scenes of Frankfurt airport. A lot of TH-cam recorders call the “apron” the “tarmac”. Another cool thing is, on the airfield, they have to say the time in military hours. Like when you said “1:45 pm,” that’d be “13:45 hrs.” It’s even really good to see a training for Air Traffic Control(lers) (ATC). 😃✈️.
This was amazing Jeb!😸
Yes! I’ve been waiting for this video for so long!
Hope you enjoyed it! Took a long time to edit!
i went to this airport last weekend Jeb for a layover it is realy good
I enjoyed watching this!!! Amazing!!
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The train in 4:32 is moving forward with backlights😄, but great video.
You found a clip I reversed in editing!!
In 2021 i take the famous tunnel between the Concourse A and B... oh my god it was the worse connecting experience i've ever had because the travolator was in maintenance, i had to walk with my big bags (i was moving across atlantic !) to catch my second flight...
Next time in FRA my flight got 3 hours of delay so i was chilling out it was much nicer !
I wish I could agree with your comments about Frankfurt Airport. About a month ago I passed through the airport on the way from London to Tel Aviv via Lufthansa and had the most miserable experience both finding my connecting gate, and also once I got there finding a place to sit and comfortably charge my phone prior to getting on the plane. It was an amazingly convoluted process to find the super secure gate that flights to and from Tel Aviv tend to use and nobody seemed to know how to direct me properly. I ended up going up to several locked doors, and then had to schlep down a very uncomfortable staircase to get back down to the terminal to work my way back toward the gate. No one seemed to know how to find that gate. Very frustrating. Then there was the obligatory wait through very slow security to get into the gate complex, and once I got there there were no seats with charging ports and hardly a place to sit and grab a bite to eat before I got on the plane. I ended up sitting on the floor next to a working charger port for about an hour and a half charging my phone up for the flight to Israel. Totally unacceptable in a major international airport like that. Lufthansa has got to do better in that case.
Very cool video. I'll be at FRA in September with a short train ride to my hometown. Haven't been home since 2004. Goodness but this airport has changed! Love to see that the board is still the same though! Awesome video Jeb and Suzanne!
I absolutely love this Airports Revealed series!!
Great video, Jeb. I've flown through FRA dozens of time over the years, and unfortunately I've had more problems there than anywhere else! Missed connections, lost baggage, cancellations, late gate changes, security issues - you name it. I've always thought that because of it's size and pax volumes that's not surprising, and this movie proved it. Hats off to everyone who works there. Still prefer Schiphol, though.
What a fabulous video Jeb!!¡
The bad thing about Frankfurt airport is the fact that you get security checked at the gate (that was 4 years ago, maybe they have changed it now) and sometimes they have 2 flights leaving similar time using the same area which means you end up spending 40+ mins to pass security.
Watching the video and am really enjoying it. Very informative, interesting to see what’s going on behind the scenes.
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Love the series mate, but could I suggest you do an episode about Melbourne Airport, down under
Hi Jeb and Susan, that is an amazing Airport very beautiful, those planes are massive ,lol I was looking for Susan now saw her,thanks for sharing stay safe
Hey Jeb!!! It's a much different airport than my first time there in 1989!!! And this past May, I used the new "no contact" baggage drop off the gentleman is speaking about at 7:00. So cool!
Great review Jeb! One thing - I recalling that the Brussels Airport also has a mechanical departure board.
Love Frankfurt airport. Don't love Frankfurt. Keep it moving. Thanks Jeb.
Loved this video. Great job.
Awesome video!! I transited through FRA two months ago aboard Lufthansa's 747 while on my way to Paris - De Gaulle. What a cool, cool airport!!
I had the privilege to travel business class on the exact United 777 (N2534U) @ 8:40 and we got to check out the cockpit when we landed. Love spotting her in the wild!
I’m a ramp controller at KSLC. Wish I had a simulator to train on! Come say hi next time you’re in Salt Lake! Love your videos!
Very informative and insightful Vlog
Very good info, Frankfurt is huge.
13:05 see, they have them in Boston too at every gate, but only operational at Terminal E
Greatest airport ever 👍👍
I can’t wait to fly via Frankfort airport again and I mostly love the showers for purchase between connecting flights 👍👍