History

2002 - 2003: Air traffic and environmental management

2002: The beginning of the year sees an initial recovery of air traffic movements at Hamburg Airport. One of the reasons for this is a significant expansion in the range of charter and scheduled flights on offer. A total of 61 airlines now regularly fly to and from Hamburg Airport. Despite the optimism at the beginning of the year, in December the airport reports a total decrease in passenger numbers for both charter and scheduled services of some 5 percent.
In early June Hamburg Airport launches a new Internet presence: 2,500 pages of pure facts provide information on every aspect of flying and the airport.
The heart of the HAM 21 Expansion Programme: on 6th June the foundation stone is laid for the new passenger terminal, Terminal 1.
This year Hamburg Airport is once again presented with a number of awards:
it fulfils the EU’s strict environmental standards, brought together under the umbrella of EMAS (Eco Management and Audit Scheme), for a second time. Active environmental protection continues to be a pillar of Hamburg Airport’s corporate strategy. In addition to this the airport is awarded 1st prize in the ‘Best Environmental Report’ category by the jury of experts awarding the coveted “German Environmental Reporting Awards”. Berlin specialist publishing house Ernst & Sohn für Bauingenieure und Architekten awards Hamburg Airport the Civil Engineering Prize 2002 for its noise protection hangar.

2003: Despite a global recession; the SARS epidemic and the Iraq War 9,529,830 m passengers use Hamburg Airport this year. With an increase of 6.6 percent in passenger numbers the airport grows almost twice as quickly as the average for all German commercial airports. In particular, the range of low-cost carrier services is significantly expanded. New destinations include Riga, Vienna, Budapest, Venice and Rotterdam.
Tradition and the future are closely linked: on the 10th June Hamburg Airport holds the topping-out ceremony for Terminal 1, which will be one of Europe’s most modern terminals. Today’s Terminal 2 celebrates its 10th anniversary in November. The foundation stone is laid for the new parking rotunda, which will, in future, provide Hamburg Airport’s guests with an additional 2,200 parking spaces directly adjacent to the terminals. In 2003 a total of over 8,000 parking spaces are available to visitors to Hamburg Airport.
On 13th and 14th September Hamburg Airport and Lufthansa Technik host the 3rd Hamburg Airport Classics aviation show. The motto is “100 years of powered flight” and 115 aircraft and an entertaining programme attract over 100,000 visitors to the airport.

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