Lufthansa Airlines, Germany's flagship air carrier, is based at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany. Using the Frankfurt and Munich airports as its hubs, Lufthansa maintains 201 routes with its 261-aircraft fleet.
Lufthansa was founded in 1926, but World War II severely curtailed civilian operations. The airline did not resume full service until it began using the modern-day Frankfurt Airport in 1955 for its operational base, according to Fundinguniverse.com.
Frankfurt's Terminal 1 is the home base for Lufthansa, with a first-class and business-class lounge for passengers.
In 2003, Lufthansa established a second hub at the Munich Airport's Terminal 2 to ease congestion at the Frankfurt facility, according to Fundinguniversde.com.
In 2009, Frankfurt Airport was undergoing a massive refurbishing project, called Pier B. The work was to be completed in 2011.
The Lufthansa's Frankfurt facility offers automated border control and do-it-yourself passport registration for faster service, according to Lufthansa.com.
Lufthansa operates Airbus aircraft and Boeing 747s, which have first-class seats that convert to beds. The airline was scheduled to begin offering first-class service on the Airbus A380 aircraft in mid-2010, according to Lufthansa.com.
