March 25, 2026
The summer flight schedule at Munich Airport takes effect Sunday, March 29. During the 30-week period, 90 airlines have scheduled over 206,000 flights to 220 destinations in 70 countries. The schedule ends October 24, 2026. With new destinations, additional frequencies, and larger aircraft, the range of options is growing for both business and leisure travelers alike. The upcoming flight schedule enhances international connectivity and opens up global travel opportunities.
Attractive long-haul routes
During this summer schedule period, travelers will benefit from a wide range of attractive long-haul routes. For example, Lufthansa will now operate three weekly flights on each of its routes to Johannesburg and São Paulo during the summer. Service to Seattle will also be expanded: Lufthansa is increasing the frequency by three additional flights, bringing the total to six flights per week. On the route to Mumbai, Lufthansa will begin using the significantly larger Airbus A380 instead of an Airbus A350 starting in July.
There is also news from the Taiwanese airline EVA Air: Starting April 22, the Taipei route will be served by a larger Boeing 777-300 aircraft, doubling capacity, particularly in Premium Economy and Business Class.
Long-haul routes to the Middle East will also be significantly expanded this summer, subject to further developments in the region: Etihad Airways' presence at Munich Airport is being strengthened, and starting September 1, 2026, the number of nonstop flights between Munich and Abu Dhabi will be increased from two to three daily flights. The additional daily afternoon flight will be operated with the newest aircraft in the Etihad fleet: the Airbus A321LR.
Beginning March 27, Royal Jordanian will resume its regular flights from Munich Airport to Amman, the capital of Jordan. This new nonstop service to Queen Alia International Airport will operate year-round, three times a week. This marks the comeback of the route, last in service in 2020. Gulf Air is boosting its presence by increasing its service to Bahrain from four weekly flights to daily flights starting in July. Additionally, Air Arabia will continue its daily flights to Sharjah, introduced in December 2025, through next summer.
There is also news regarding flights to North Africa. Royal Air Maroc is expanding its service to Casablanca, increasing the number of flights per week from two to three.
Wide selection of European destinations
Passengers at Munich Airport will also find a wide range of new European destinations: starting in June, Air Corsica will operate flights to Ajaccio twice weekly for the first time, and flights to Calvi will be added once weekly from July onwards. Discover Airlines is expanding its network of over 30 destinations from MUC with an additional flight to Skiathos. The company also serves destinations in the far north, with flights to Harstad-Narvik in Norway operating twice a week.
Moreover, easyJet will begin operating four weekly flights to Bristol this summer. Starting April 9, Volotea will operate twice-weekly flights between the Bavarian capital and Strasbourg. Travelers also have the option of flying daily to Istanbul with Lufthansa. SunExpress offers twice-weekly flights to Edremit. The Romanian airline Animawings will launch three weekly flights to Bucharest on April 2.
Complementing its prevailing Paderborn-Munich route, the airline Skyhub PAD is inaugurating two novel destinations: commencing March 30, it will operate twice-weekly flights to Pécs, Hungary, and, beginning April 28, thrice-weekly flights to Lübeck. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is increasing its service to Copenhagen from two to three daily flights.
