The holiday season means Germany's airports are becoming much busier. Consequently accidents on the tarmac, in the airport building or in the parking garages are not uncommon, as an analysis by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) reveals.
As one of the largest airport insurers in Germany, AGCS surveyed loss events at the country's airports in 2017. The result – it is vehicles like baggage trolleys, not aircraft, which are at particular risk on the tarmac. However, passengers should also be wary.
Allianz evaluated figures from 523 claims across 14 German airports which were filed under the airport operator's general liability insurance in the year 2017. This insurance covers all liability claims for which the airport, as operator, is responsible. In 2017 over 90 million air passengers traveled to the airports investigated.
Overall, German airports hosted 234 million air passengers in 2017.