Lufthansa Group has opened Hangar One, a 6,000-square-metre visitor and conference centre at Frankfurt Airport, giving UK companies with German operations a new events venue built around two restored historic aircraft.
The site opens to the public on 1 August and sits directly off the A3 at Airportring, Building 367, a short drive from the terminals that handle the bulk of UK to Frankfurt traffic. Public hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 8am to 6pm and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, though those slots are subject to private event bookings, so anyone planning a visit around a business trip should check availability before travelling.
Seven meeting rooms and a bar inside an aircraft
The corporate proposition is the part most likely to interest UK travel bookers. Hangar One houses seven exclusive meeting rooms alongside several larger event spaces, including the Follow-me Bar, which sits within the aviation-themed exhibition environment rather than in a conventional conference suite. From 2027, the bar on board the Lockheed Super Star will also be available for private hire, making it one of the more unusual meeting settings anywhere in Europe. Corporate and private enquiries are handled directly by Lufthansa’s own events team.
For businesses already routing staff through Frankfurt, that puts a bookable offsite venue within the airport perimeter, useful for teams flying in from multiple markets for a single day of meetings without needing city-centre hotel space. It is a further build-out of Lufthansa’s ground offer at its main hub, which has recently included a door-to-door baggage collection and check-in service for departing passengers.
A century of history, including the difficult parts
The exhibition covers 100 years of aviation and Lufthansa history, mixing interactive displays, historic aircraft and forward-looking content. It was developed with Atelier Brückner and features numerous artefacts on public display for the first time. Notably, it also addresses the airline’s role during the National Socialist era, offering a fuller and more transparent account of its past than corporate heritage exhibitions typically attempt.
Two aircraft anchor the space. The Junkers Ju 52 D-AQUI represents Lufthansa’s pioneering decades, while the Lockheed Super Star D-ALAN stands for the carrier’s post-war rebirth in the 1950s. Visitors will be able to walk through the Super Star’s interior from the end of this year, and the Ju 52 will open its cabin during selected events.
Access has been considered throughout. Audio guides run via QR code and include a dedicated children’s version with a simplified, playful introduction to aviation. A flight simulator built around the original cockpit of a Diamond DA42 is available for those wanting something more hands-on. The venue also has a café and a shop selling aviation-themed items, including limited collector’s pieces inspired by the two headline aircraft, both open throughout public visiting hours.
Tickets and opening day
Standard adult admission is eight euros, booked through the Hangar One online shop. Opening day will feature flight simulator sessions, photo opportunities with Lufthansa mascot Lu, and a screening of the anniversary documentary We Are the Journey. That film joins Lufthansa’s long-haul in-flight entertainment from 1 September, so passengers on UK to Germany connecting itineraries will be able to watch it in the air later in the year.
The opening forms part of the group’s centenary programme, which has also seen a significant reworking of its climate portfolio and an expanded long-haul partnership with Air India. Full details of the facility are on the Lufthansa Group newsroom and the official Hangar One site.
