Schindler Wins 164-Unit Order for Frankfurt Airport

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The new Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport in Germany is expected to open in 2023; rendering courtesy of Fraport.com.

Schindler has been awarded a contract to deliver and install 164 elevators, escalators and moving walks at Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3, the company announced in April. The terminal, when completed in 2023, will handle about 21 million passengers per year. Schindler will install 73 escalators and moving walks in the seven-level building, and its subsidiary Haushahn will supply 91 elevators. All elevators will be equipped with Schindler Ahead digital technology. The expansion of Frankfurt Airport is among the biggest privately financed infrastructure projects not only in Germany, but across Europe. Installation was expected to begin in third quarter 2020.

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