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  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. 

From 1 June 2021, "green kerosene" (sustainable aviation fuel - SAF) will also be used to refuel aircraft at Munich Airport. After thorough technical testing, the fuel depot at the airport is now being opened for climate-friendly fuels of the future.  

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.

As of Monday 19 April 2020, Munich Airport and the consortium "SOF Connect" - consisting of the French investor Meridiam, the Austrian developer Strabag - has taken over the full responsibilities and business activities related to the operation of Bulgaria’s capital airport.

Despite Munich Airport introducing countermeasures straight away, according to provisional calculations the global coronavirus pandemic and its serious consequences for tourist travel resulted in a nine-figure loss for the airport in 2020. Together with its subsidiaries, Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) reported Group-wide revenue of EUR 1.6 billion in 2019, but this figure dropped to EUR 580 million last year. 

The LabCampus innovation center being built at Munich Airport has reached its next major milestone: Argo AI, one of the world’s leading technology companies in the autonomous driving sector, will be using the potential at and around LabCampus for testing and development of its vehicles. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company has partnerships with U.S. car maker Ford and the VW Group. Last year, the latter invested USD 2.6 billion in Argo AI. Since then, Munich has been the European headquarters for Argo AI.