Today, DHL Express Germany marked the official start of construction for its new Munich Airport facility with a groundbreaking ceremony. The building, which is being built on parking lots P 80 and P 80 West, will boast a gross floor area of over 11,000 square meters. 

From now on, Somon Air with the IATA code SZ offers weekly flights from Munich to the Tajik capital Dushanbe. The flight lands every Monday at 09:30 in Munich and departs at 11:30 back to the Dushanbe hub. 

Besides its service to Atlanta, the U.S. carrier Delta is now operating flights from Munich to its hub in Detroit again. This route was operated until summer 2019. 

Besides its service to Atlanta, the U.S. carrier Delta is now operating flights from Munich to its hub in Detroit again. This route was operated until summer 2019. 

Unrivaled at any airport in Europe: As of now, there is officially a Michelin-starred restaurant at Munich Airport. The Michelin star for the Mountain Hub Gourmet in the Hilton Munich Airport was awarded today to the chef Stefan Barnhusen. Joining him in celebrating the award were host Markus Hussler, General Manager of the Hilton Munich Airport, and Jan-Henrik Andersson, Chief Commercial Officer of Munich Airport

To advance the development of regional and Urban Air Mobility, leading companies, universities, and research institutions as well as municipalities and organizations are joining forces to form the Air Mobility Initiative (AMI). 

In fiscal year 2021, traffic development at Munich Airport was still heavily influenced by the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic. At 12.5 million, the number of passengers at the airport increased by more than twelve percent compared to the previous year, but remained well below the record figure of approximately 48 million in 2019. 

United Airlines (UA) continues to expand its range of flights from Munich to the US. Effective immediately, schedules include two extra routes to the United States. For the first time in the history of Munich Airport, United is flying from Munich to Denver. 

From now on, passengers at Munich Airport will have the opportunity to purchase products from the renowned Swiss Haut Chocolatier Sprüngli directly at the airport: After the earlier success of its pop-up store at Munich Airport, the Swiss pioneer of Grand Cru chocolate has now chosen a permanent location in the departure area of Terminal 2 at Munich Airport. 

For the first time non-stop from Munich to Rio de Janeiro and San Diego, and also again to Bangkok: Lufthansa is offering a highly attractive long-haul program from Munich this summer. 

A new gateway to the U.S. casino metropolis of Las Vegas has opened up with the change to the summer flight schedule. 

With the removal of many pandemic-related travel restrictions, the airlines at Munich Airport are offering significantly more connections in the upcoming summer flight schedule than we have seen for the last two years.

Although Munich Airport’s traffic figures for the first quarter of 2022 were still heavily marked by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a clear upward trend could be seen in the first three months of the new year as compared to 2021, with over four million passengers counted between January and March.