Munich Airport was honored with the title “Best Airport in Central Europe” at the 2026 World Airport Awards ceremony, held on March 18, 2026, as part of the leading international airport trade fair Passenger Terminal EXPO in London.

Munich Airport reached a special milestone in passenger numbers today: At noon, the airport welcomed its one-billionth passenger since it opened in 1992. The airport celebrated this symbolic moment together with its partner, Lufthansa.

Reisende im Terminal 1-Pier dürfen sich auf ein völlig neues gastronomisches Erlebnis freuen. Das neue Gastroportfolio soll klare Benchmarks in puncto Qualität und Komfort setzen. Die fünf Restaurants werden von der Flughafentochter Allresto Flughafen München Hotel und Gaststätten GmbH betrieben.

With the grand opening of the new Terminal 1 Pier on April 13, Munich Airport is setting another milestone in the further development of its infrastructure.

Munich Airport once again recorded significant traffic growth in 2025. A total of 43.4 million passengers used the Bavarian air traffic hub. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 1.8 million passengers and thus passenger growth of +4.4%. This made Munich Airport the airport with the highest absolute passenger growth in the German-speaking region in 2025.

Etihad Airways is significantly strengthening its presence at Munich Airport: From September 1, 2026, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates will increase its service on the Munich–Abu Dhabi route from two to three daily nonstop flights. Etihad is thus further expanding its capacity at Bavaria's international air traffic hub. The new flights to the Arabian Gulf are now available for booking. 

Munich Airport welcomed a new carrier to Bavaria’s international hub with Air Arabia’s inaugural flight on December 15, 2025. The Pan-Arabian airline is now offering daily service between Munich Airport and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Christmas and winter market, a long-standing tradition, will open on Friday, November 14, at the Munich Airport Center (MAC). From now until December 28, 2025, travelers from all over the world, visitors, and employees are invited to linger, enjoy, and marvel.  

Every day an average of 1,000 aircraft take off and land at Munich Airport. When winter weather hits this precisely timed system, it can have a big impact on the closely coordinated processes that keep traffic moving.

Parallel to the time change at the end of October, the new winter flight schedule will take effect. From October 26, 2025, to March 28, 2026, travelers will have a total of 184 destinations in 68 countries to choose from. Eleven of these destinations are in Germany, 119 are medium-haul destinations, and 54 are long-haul destinations. A total of 81 airlines will operate these routes during the winter season.

Even before its official end on October 25, the summer flight schedule period at Munich Airport is already showing an impressive development. Between March 31 and October 12, the airport recorded a growth of five percent in both passenger numbers and flight movements compared to the previous year.