KfW IPEX-Bank finances infrastructure for Düsseldorf Airport

- EUR 50 million loan for Germany’s third largest airport
- Bank supports modernisation of infrastructure
- Measures to enable handling of large aircraft

KfW IPEX-Bank is providing a EUR 50 million loan to allow Düsseldorf
Airport to modernise its infrastructure. The airport operator will
use the funds to introduce safety measures, optimise turnaround
processes and improve energy efficiency. When the contract was
signed, Christian K. Murach, member of the Management Board of KfW
IPEX-Bank, underscored the importance of the measures. “For a hub to
be successful at international level it needs state-of-the-art,
efficient infrastructure. The support provided by our financing
directly serves the strategic interests of ensuring the continuing
development of Düsseldorf Airport as a business concern. And one of
the core business areas of KfW IPEX-Bank is to offer our structuring
expertise to support forward-looking investment in infrastructure.”

The investment measures in Düsseldorf include renewing the fire
rescue routes as well as the lighting systems to ensure that widebody
aircraft can be handled safely. They further include optimising route
planning along gate B and completely rebuilding taxiway L7. The power
supply will also be upgraded to bring it in line with the demands of
new aircraft types during standing and turnaround times on the
ground.

The gateway to North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous
federal state, Düsseldorf Airport is one of the country’s most
important transport hubs.