The expansion of Frankfurt Airport into an airship port with giant airship hangars began in the south of the airport in 1934. At its inauguration in 1936, everyone talked about this new “world airport”. But the demise of the Hindenburg, one of the largest airships ever built, in a highly publicized accident abruptly ended the zeppelin era in Frankfurt. From that time on, passenger aircraft with increasing passenger capacities replaced the airships. Almost all major European cities were now accessible from Frankfurt. The new Terminal 3 has been under construction in the south of the airport since October 2015.
