Discover Airlines continues to expand its long-haul network from Munich Airport, with Calgary now added as a new destination. Canada's fourth-largest city, situated on the vast North American prairie, serves as an ideal gateway for outdoor adventures—thanks to its close proximity to Banff National Park in Alberta and the Rocky Mountains. Flights are scheduled to depart from Munich three times a week at 1:25 p.m.

Munich Airport was named "Best Airport in Central Europe" at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2025, which took place during the Passenger Terminal EXPO trade show in Madrid on April 9. In the global passenger survey conducted by the London-based aviation research institute Skytrax, Munich Airport came in ninth place. This makes it the only German airport among the top 10 in the global ranking. 

Munich Airport is not only an important transportation hub, but also a pioneer in terms of digital travel experience.

Discover Airlines launched its second long-haul route from Munich on April 1: The airline is now servicing Windhoek in Namibia, following the launch of Orlando/Florida in March. The Lufthansa Group's leisure airline is thus expanding the Munich route network to Africa and developing its new long-haul base at Munich Airport. 

Munich Airport strengthens its international network

The Kazakh airline SCAT is opening a new flight route from Munich to Shymkent from 27 May 2025. The flights will be operated three times a week - on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The flight time is approximately six hours.

Discover Airlines Launches Three Weekly Flights to Orlando

The flying white whale, the Airbus "Beluga XL" transporter was a guest at Erding Moor several times. 

Munich AirportAcademy has been officially recognized as a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) esteemed TRAINAIR PLUS Program (TPP). This important achievement was announced at the Global Implementation Support Symposium in Abu Dhabi, February 10-12, 2025. The certification acknowledges the Academy’s commitment to providing world-class aviation training and its alignment with ICAO’s rigorous standards for competency-based education.

At the start of the Lunar New Year, which has a special meaning in many Asian cultures, Munich Airport can boast successful figures on long-haul routes to the Far East: 2.6 million passengers travelled from and via Munich to eleven countries in Central, South and East Asia in 2024. That's an increase of 38.7% compared to the previous year. Last summer, there were 105 weekly departures, with Bangkok being the most popular destination of the year, followed by Singapore and Beijing.

In the first five weeks of this year, the giant freighter named “Beluga” will be a regular guest at Munich Airport. BelugaXL is based on the Airbus A330-200F. It owes its name to its whale-like appearance. The Beluga mainly transports aircraft components between the various Airbus sites.

Munich Airport welcomes 41.6 million passengers