"Gate to the Region" Center Opens at FRA to Help New Residents in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Region; Fraport AG Supports Pilot Project Under the "Metropolitana"

Frankfurt, Germany 20. 6. 2002 (PROTEXT/ots) - Incooperation with pme Familenservice GmbH, Fraport AG FrankfurtAirport Services Worldwide is opening the "Gate to the Region"service center to help new residents and their families movingfrom abroad or other parts of Germany to get quickly establishedin the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region. Located at Frankfurt Airport(FRA) - the international gateway to one of Europe's mostdynamic regions - this orientation service center offers freeinformation and advice on topics such as government formalities,housing, child care, schools, language training, and culturalactivities. "Gate to the Region" is a pilot project conceivedunder the "Metropolitana" (see www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de)initiative, which has been set up by area companies and theFrankfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Frankfurt) tostrengthen the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region's position as aleading international location. Dr. Wilhelm Bender, Fraport AG'sexecutive board chairman and chairman of MetropolitanaFrankfurtRheinMain e.V., unveiled the "Gate to the Region"project at a press conference today at FRA.

"Gate to the Region" underscores the hospitality and culturalopenness of Frankfurt/Rhine-Main, as well as Fraport AG 'scommitment to its home region. Moving to a different town or aforeign, culturally different land to start a new job presentsenormous challenges. The "Gate to the Region" center serves asthe newcomer's link or gateway to the Frankfurt/Rhine-Mainregion. In particular, the center offers comprehensiveassistance in the following areas:

> Advice and assistance in dealing with public authoritiesand government offices; > Advice and assistance in questions concerning the legalposition of aliens (labor law, alien law); > Assistance to find housing; > Basic advice on child care facilities and services (day caremother, nanny, baby-sitter, private and institutional care, aupair, vacation camps, or other recreational packages duringschool holidays, type of school); > Basic advice on eldercare; > Information regarding insurance coverage (car, health, legalexpenses, life, and old-age pension insurance); > Arranging for courses introducing you to the German culture; > Translation services, language courses, special languagecourses; > Information about migration centers, multicultural centers,cultural programs, church and community centers; > "Nice-to-do" courses; > Cultural activities in the region (concerts, sightseeing,events, etc.).

Frankfurt Airport's "Gate to the Region" service center fornew residents is located on the Departures Level (Level 2) ofTerminal 1 in Room 2127. Initially, the center will be open onMonday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00 andon Tuesday and Thursday from 14:00 to 17:00. The "Gate- to-the-Region" service center can be contacted at: Tel.: +49 69 69020711; E- mail: gate-to-the-region@fraport.de; Internet:www.fraport.de. ots Original Text Service: Fraport AG Internet:http://www.presseportal.de For More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG FrankfurtAirport Services Worldwide Attn: Robert A. Payne - ManagerInternational Press 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel.: +49 69690 -78547 Fax: +49 69 690 -60548 E-Mail: r.payne@fraport.deInternet: www.fraport.com

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