Exactly ten years ago - on June 1, 2011 - the VipWing at Munich Airport opened its doors for the first time to travelers who appreciate special service and exclusive attention. Due to the pandemic, the VIP Terminal had to remain closed for the past few months.  As of today, the VipWing can welcome back its guests from all over the world in accordance with the current hygiene regulations.

Reach Airports, the U.S.-based joint venture between Munich Airport International’s (MAI) US holding and CAG Holdings, announces the appointment of Andrew O’Brian as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. As an experienced business leader, O’Brian will assume responsibilities at Reach Airports on August 1, 2021.

A new scheduled service is now available for the fast transport of goods from Munich to Istanbul and beyond to many Asian destinations. Turkish Airlines Cargo has now launched its first weekly cargo service from Bavaria to the Bosporus. The Turkish carrier is operating Airbus A330F freighters on its new cargo route. The new service has already been well received by Bavaria's business community and logistics companies. The inaugural flights to and from Istanbul were already fully booked with 50 tons of freight on each flight. 

Since the beginning of May, AirBaltic connects the Estonian capital Tallinn with Munich.  The airline now offers flights from Munich to all three Baltic capitals (Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn). Following the recent move from Terminal 1 to the awarded Terminal 2, AirBaltic offers passengers quick connections via Munich to many destinations within the global Lufthansa/Star Alliance network.

Starting on January 20, 2021, Singapore Airlines will once again be operating three flights per week between Singapore and the Munich hub. Flights from Singapore will take place on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, while those from Munich will depart on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. An Airbus A350-900 will service the route and will also transport cargo to and from Asia. 

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have seen Munich Airport record its lowest traffic figures since it opened in 1992. Due to global travel restrictions, the passenger volume in Munich fell by around 37 million to a little more than eleven million, nearly 77 percent lower than the previous year’s figure. 

Star Alliance Biometrics is a voluntary Star Alliance product that allows customers to take advantage of facial recognition technology to pass through security and boarding gates in a touchless manner. In the near future the range of process points will be gradually expanded – for example to baggage drop-off and business lounges.

This morning, the first Lufthansa flight, on which all passengers previously tested negative for Covid-19, took off for Hamburg from Munich: LH2058, which left Munich at 9:10 a.m., marked the start of Covid-19 antigen rapid testing on two daily flights between the two metropolises. Once the test was completed, customers received their test results within short time by push message and e-mail. All guests on today's flight tested negative and were able to start their journey to Hamburg. All test results on the second daily flight, LH2059 from Hamburg to Munich, were also negative.

Great recognition for a concept for resource-efficient passenger transportation at Munich Airport: The Association of the German Gas Industry has awarded this year's Innovation Prize in the "Mobility & Transport" category to the pilot test of a passenger bus that is used at the airport and runs on liquid methane.