TÜV Pfalz Doubts Findings of SFK Accident Commission/ Fraport AG: TÜV Pfalz' Statement Confirms Our Objective Criticism of the SFK Opinion

FRANKFURT am Main 27. 02. 2004 (ots/PROTEXT) - TÜV Pfalz (thetechnical inspection agency of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) criticized the recent report of the SFKAccident Commission as not being verifiable in parts. The SFKfound that the planned new landing runway at Frankfurt Airport isallegedly incompatible with the nearby Ticona chemical plant."The SFK's opinion on the expansion of Frankfurt Airport containsstatements and assessments which were not substantiated byverifiable arguments or alternative calculations, and not evenby any references to such calculations," said TÜV Pfalz in itsreport commissioned by the Hesse Ministry of Economics,Transportation and State Development (HMWVL). For example, TÜVPfalz criticizes the SKF's allegation that an airplane crashingon the Ticona site "would inevitably result in a major hazard."According to TÜV Pfalz, "a statement in this general form cannotbe substantiated." Rather, the technical inspection agencybelieves that "removing otential dangers such as hazardousmaterials from the Ticona site (ethylene condenser station,methanol storage tanks) will totally eliminate any potentialhazard."

Fraport AG considers the TÜV statement to be a confirmationof the company's objective criticism of the SFK report. Fraporthad found flagrant shortcomings and discrepancies in the SFKreport and had criticized the SFK for not answering importantquestions posed by Fraport. As in the past, Fraport expects thatcompatibility of the new northwest landing runway and Ticonachemical plant can be achieved if specific measures are adopted.TÜV Pfalz' statement on the SFK report makes it clear thatFraport's criticism of the SFK opinion was fully justified andnecessary.

Contact: For More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AGFrankfurt Airport Services Worldwide Robert A. Payne - ManagerInternational Press & PR 60547 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyTel.: +49.69.690.78547; Fax: +49.69.690.60548 E-mail:r.payne@fraport.de; Internet: http://www.fraport.de

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