Permanent series: industry and technology - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1982 - 250 Pfennig

Supplementary values ​​to the postage stamp continuous series »industry and technology« introduced in 1975/76. The postage stamps appear at the same time and the same motif with the inscription: "Deutsche Bundespost Berlin". Depicted is the passenger terminal of Frankfurt Airport, which opened in March 1972. Rhein-Main, founded in 1936, has developed over the past decades into a hub of international aviation. In 1981, almost 18 million passengers were registered in Frankfurt, over 630,000 tons of air freight and almost 100,000 tons of air mail. The number of takeoffs and landings in 1981 was around 220,000. Every day, several dozen wide-bodied aircraft are handled. Frankfurt alone offers almost 4,800 connections a week to 190 cities in 90 countries. Almost every second passenger changes the aircraft on Rhein-Main. The special importance of Frankfurt in world air transport is explained by its central geographical location in the heart of Central Europe, its excellent access to the motorway and rail network, but also the efficiency of this airport with its modern technical facilities and sophisticated organization of operations. Rhein-Main is the home base of Deutsche Lufthansa and the hub of its route network spanning the globe. Well over 30,000 people are employed at Frankfurt Airport. There are nearly 130 shops and restaurants, 3 cinemas and a large nightclub. Likewise, a clinic staffed around the clock is just as lacking as a dentist's office, a pharmacy, two clergyman's, a forester, a police station and its own main customs office. From the airport train station, 12 meters underground in front of the terminal, the passenger arrives in Frankfurt within 15 minutes. Even long-distance trains go to the Jumbo Station. (Text: Excerpt from Frankfurt Main Airport AG, Frankfurt am Main)