Frankfurt Airport boss Stefan Schulte is in favor of increased immigration, including of low-skilled workers from abroad, in order to avoid problems with the security of supply in Germany.

“We have to be open to an immigration culture, specifically to an immigration law,” said Schulte “Tagesspiegel Background Verkehr & Smart Mobility”. Above all, immigration from non-EU countries must be simplified. It is clear that the Federal Republic is “running into a labor shortage”. It’s “not just about engineers, but also about baggage workers”.

The operational difficulties at Frankfurt Airport in the summer with long queues and delayed flights made him dissatisfied, said Fraport boss Schulte. “I apologized for that too.”

In addition to a hiring offensive after the corona crisis, Fraport will therefore take over the management of security checks at the airport in the new year. “As logisticians, we are good at ensuring that the process is optimally designed.” The federal police will continue to monitor the security level.

Schulte rejected the idea of ​​introducing the “runway” model from Berlin Airport BER in Frankfurt as well. In the capital, passengers can pre-book a time slot for the security check before departure and thus avoid the queues

“There was a bigger problem in Berlin with the waiting times before the security checks,” said Schulte “Tagesspiegel Background”. “But we don’t have as much of a need. Because you usually don’t wait longer than ten, maybe 15 minutes before the check-in.”