On Friday, November 17, 2023, the beloved Christmas and Winter Market will open its doors at the Munich Airport Center (MAC) Forum, Europe’s largest covered outdoor space. Passengers and visitors are invited to come and enjoy the festively decorated market and get into the Christmas spirit every day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. until December 31 (New Year’s Eve). The market will close at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

Commencing today, Lufthansa Group connects the Indian metropolis of Bengaluru (Bangalore) with Munich, capital of Bavaria. Alongside Delhi and Mumbai, Bengaluru is the third Indian city with a direct connection for travelers via Germany’s only 5 Star hub Munich.   

Munich Airport welcomes a new flight connection: From now on, Uzbekistan Airways will be offering two weekly nonstop flights from Munich to the Uzbek capital Tashkent. Every Friday and Sunday, flights from Tashkent arrive in Munich at 9:20 a.m., and return to Uzbekistan at 10:45 a.m. The flights are operated by a modern Airbus A320neo.

A great success for Munich Airport: In an audit by Skytrax, the London-based aviation consultancy, Bavaria’s gateway to the world has retained its title as a “5-Star Airport.” After scrutinizing service quality and visitor experience at the airport as part of a re-audit, the experts from Skytrax again awarded the Bavarian air transportation hub their 5-Star rating. 

The new winter flight schedule at Munich Airport will begin at the same time as the clock change and last from Sunday, October 29, 2023 to Saturday, March 30, 2024. During this period, passengers will be able to choose between 43 long-haul and 116 medium-haul destinations, as well as 13 cities in Germany. 

On the occasion of inter airport Europe 2023 in Munich, Munich Airport, together with its Terminal 2 subsidiary and Dabico Airport Solutions Germany GmbH, today signed a letter of intent (LOI) to develop an innovative concept for fully automated passenger boarding bridges.

Starting from October 4th, passengers at Munich Airport can enjoy a more digital experience in the time before departure. Using a tablet on a carry-on baggage trolley, travelers can enter their flight data manually or scan their boarding card. They will then receive their flight information and related updates in real time. 

With six weeks left in this year's summer flight schedule, it is already evident that Munich Airport will set new records for long-haul traffic next summer

At the international Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference & Awards 2023 in Bangkok, the Hilton Munich Airport scored in two categories. Marcel Tauschek, Chef of the Michelin-starred Mountain Hub Gourmet restaurant, was awarded "Airport Hotel Chef of the Year". 

After an interruption of more than three years, the last Asian long-haul carrier has returned to Munich Airport following the pandemic. As of today, Air China is once again offering daily flights between Munich and the Chinese capital Beijing. The flights are operated by modern Boeing B777-300ER long-haul aircraft.

During the summer vacation, climbing enthusiasts will have the opportunity to test their personal limits at dizzying heights in the Munich Airport Center (MAC). Experienced climbers and newbies alike will get to try out new challenges between August 7 and August 30, 2023, when the MAC Forum will play host to a high-rope course specially designed for the airport. 

For the first time, an aircraft of the Moldovan airline FlyOne landed in the Bavarian capital. Every Wednesday and Saturday, FlyOne now connects Munich with the Moldovan capital Chisinau. The flights are operated by Airbus A320 aircraft. 

Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) and Deutsche Lufthansa AG are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Terminal 2. The terminal building was jointly planned and financed by FMG and Lufthansa and has been jointly operated since the end of June 2003. This partnership between an airport and an airline remains unique worldwide and has been gradually further developed. 

EasyJet is now connecting a new destination with Munich. From June 28, the low-cost airline is serving Naples three times a week, satisfying the high demand from Munich's catchment area for flights to the popular vacation region. With flights to the region around the Amalfi Coast and the offshore islands of Capri and Ischia, the airline has added another route to its established flights from Munich to London-Gatwick, Manchester and Edingburgh