Munich Airport has kicked off Oktoberfest season together with Bavarian Minister of State for Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism Michaela Kaniber, Airport CEO Jost Lammers, and Lufthansa Hub Manager Heiko Reitz. In Terminal 2, traditional costume groups from the Isargau Trachtenverband e. V. and Lufthansa’s traditional costume crew got everyone in the mood for the 190th “Wiesn” (Oktoberfest).

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

The Airport Experience offers adventure and holiday fun for the whole family.

In August, the Munich Airport forum (MAC) will be transformed into a sporting arena for the Ninja Days. Originally inspired by the Japanese TV show Sasuke, the show is a competition in which athletes attempt to complete physically demanding obstacle courses, demonstrating their strength, agility, and mental resilience.

Air Arabia, a major low-cost airline in the Middle East, has announced the launch of a new route between Sharjah and Munich, set to take off on December 15, 2025. 

Finally summer, finally sun, finally open-air season: discover the most beautiful sunny spots at Munich Airport - whether in the climbing garden with beach bar, in the Bavarian beer garden or on the adventure playground with sun terrace next door. 

Food concepts at Munich Airport receive several prizes. At this year's "FAB Awards – Airport Food & Beverage + Hospitality Conference & Awards", which took place on 25 and 26 June in Barcelona, three concepts from Allresto, the gastronomy subsidiary of Munich Airport, were recognized with three awards. The winners were Airbräu, Café Aïda and the Food Hall in the Terminal 2 satellite terminal. The FAB Awards is a renowned trade conference and considered as the world's most important platform for airport gastronomy, retail and hospitality.

Yesterday in Athens, the winners of the annual ACI Europe Best Airport Awards were revealed and celebrated at ACI Europe’s 35th Annual Congress and General Assembly. With these awards the airport association honors airports that have made a significant contribution to the development of the airport industry. 

Today marks the first time that the five-star airline Cathay Pacific will offer flights between Munich and Hong Kong. The renowned Asian airline will connect these economic powerhouses four times a week — on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays — using a modern, fuel-efficient Airbus A350-900. 

The expansion of Terminal 1 at Munich Airport is progressing smoothly according to plan. The new pier will create a state-of-the-art terminal for non-Schengen traffic, with the capacity to serve up to six million passengers per year — roughly equivalent to the total passenger volume of an airport like Hanover in Lower Saxony.

This year, Munich Airport is celebrating a special anniversary together with Continental Airlines, now part of United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and All Nippon Airways (ANA): For 15 years, a continuous partnership has existed with these three Star Alliance carriers. This collaboration reinforces Munich's position as a premium hub in international aviation.

Starting today, Kazakh airline SCAT is flying from Munich Airport to its hub in Shymkent [CIT]. Flights depart twice a week from Munich Airport – on Tuesdays at 11:35 a.m. and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Operating a Boeing 737-800, Kazakhstan's largest private airline reaches the city in the south of the country in around six hours. This connection adds another country to the Bavarian air traffic hub's global route network. 

The "Airports for Innovation" (A4I) initiative, which consists of ten leading international airport operators, announced the five winners of its first innovation program for startups today. The young companies were asked to develop solutions on the topics of "seamless travel experience", "sustainable aviation", "smart luggage revolution" and "AI-powered airports". GoodMaps won in the "Seamless Travel Experience" category. Janta Power succeeded in the "Sustainable Aviation" challenge, whereas the startup Pattern Labs was selected to pilot the "Smart Luggage Revolution" program.