Photo: An aircraft of German air carrier Lufthansa flies beyond the a terminal at the Fraport airport in Frankfurt, Germany, November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Germany’s busiest airport is considering the need and feasibility of establishing separate halal air cargo lines, pending the findings of a study led by Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.
“Halal products register an increasing demand worldwide. As the airport operator, we want to make sure that our processes are aligned with the requirements of our customers,” Felix Kreutel, Senior Vice President of Cargo at Frankfurt Airport, told Salaam Gateway.
The primary goal of the study is to determine if there is sufficient demand for the transport of halal products by air, said Prof. Dr. Yvonne Ziegler, who is leading the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences team that is conducting the study. “Without [demand], it does not make sense to establish a separate process,” said Ziegler.
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Ali Bahnasawy