An exclusive ribbon-cutting at Munich Airport today: Together with Eurotrade, the retail subsidiary of Munich Airport, the French luxury leather goods company "Longchamp" opened its new 72-square-meter boutique in Terminal 2 at Gates H. The ribbon was cut by Markus Wahl, CEO Longchamp Germany, Rainer Beeck, Senior Vice President Commercial Activities at Munich Airport (right), and Sven Zahn, Managing Director of Eurotrade Handels-GmbH (left). The exclusive store is now open.

Kuwait Airways re-instates two weekly services between Munich and Kuwait City. The route is operated on Thursdays and Saturdays with a brand new Airbus A320neo. “We are very pleased that Kuwait Airways has decided to re-launch flights to Munich and we expect a good response to the route this summer” states Oliver Dersch, Vice President Traffic Development Munich Airport.

The volume of traffic at Munich Airport is beginning to soar once again. For the first time in more than a year, Munich Airport counted over 50,000 passengers on two days in July. Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) is anticipating that the number of air travelers for the entire month of July will surpass the one-million mark. 

Normality is gradually returning to Munich Airport: On average, there are currently 400 take-offs and landings with over 30,000 passengers every day. Those passengers can now take advantage of an extensive range of catering, shops and services. In total, more than 20 restaurants and bars, around 45 shops and six car rental offices have reopened across the two terminals, the Munich Airport Center (MAC) and the Visitors Park. 

Germany is hit by many hundreds of thousands of lightning strikes every year. The probability of an individual person being struck by lightning is extremely low. Nevertheless, cases of serious injury serve as a continued reminder of the risk posed by lightning during severe thunderstorms.

  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.