Press: "CREATING VALUES"

WE. CREATE VALUE – this is the title of the new integrated report published today by Munich Airport for the year 2024. 

The Munich AirportAcademy and the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) Business School have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two institutions will collaborate on training programs for aviation professionals. 

The high and continuing demand for air travel is clearly reflected in Munich Airport's traffic figures for the first half of 2025: between January and June, nearly 20 million passengers used the Bavarian premium hub. This represents a 3.6 percent increase compared with the same period last year. With an absolute growth of 700,000 passengers, Munich Airport remains one of the fastest-growing airports in Germany. 

Starting May 1, Thomas Hoff Andersson (48) will join the management team of Munich Airport as Chief Operating Officer. In this newly created position, Thomas Hoff Andersson will be responsible for the operational management of the airport's complex handling processes, playing a key role in shaping the passenger experience at Bavaria's premium hub. He will also oversee Munich Airport’s subsidiaries AeroGround and Terminal 2.

After three years of reconstruction work, the fully modernized central security lanes in Terminal 2 at Munich Airport were officially opened today.

At the start of the Lunar New Year, which has a special meaning in many Asian cultures, Munich Airport can boast successful figures on long-haul routes to the Far East: 2.6 million passengers travelled from and via Munich to eleven countries in Central, South and East Asia in 2024. That's an increase of 38.7% compared to the previous year. Last summer, there were 105 weekly departures, with Bangkok being the most popular destination of the year, followed by Singapore and Beijing.

In the first five weeks of this year, the giant freighter named “Beluga” will be a regular guest at Munich Airport. BelugaXL is based on the Airbus A330-200F. It owes its name to its whale-like appearance. The Beluga mainly transports aircraft components between the various Airbus sites.

Munich Airport welcomes 41.6 million passengers

Munich AirportAcademy and Istanbul Airport's IGA Academy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to jointly develop innovative training programs and take education in the aviation industry to a new level. This collaboration will enable both academies to meet the changing needs of the aviation industry and provide students with a more comprehensive learning experience. 

For Munich Airport, 2023 was characterized by the further recovery of air traffic after the coronavirus pandemic and, above all, a return to profitability.  Entitled "MOVING OUR WORLD", the 14th integrated report that Munich Airport has now published highlights the key developments that took place in 2023.

With the introduction of the JEEVES service robot, passengers at Munich Airport can shop at a self-driving robot. Originally designed for use in the hotel and healthcare sector, a robot of this type is now being used for the first time in the world as a "snackbot" at an airport. 

Munich Airport and South Korea's Incheon Airport Corporation (IIAC) are embarking on an intensive cooperation in the field of aviation training. Hag Jae Lee, CEO of Seoul Airport, and Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Munich Airport’s “Airport Academy”.

The ongoing positive development at Munich Airport is clearly reflected in the traffic figures for 2023. Passenger numbers rose by five million year-on-year to a total of 37 million. With its current passenger volume, Munich Airport has reached around 80% of the record level from the pre-crisis year 2019. The number of aircraft movements rose by six percent compared to 2022 to more than 300,000 take-offs and landings. The seat load factor reached a record level of 81.3 percent, thereby exceeding 80 percent for the first time since the airport opened. 

The Airport Academy, Munich Airport‘s  training and education center, has been awarded as Accredited Training Partner (ATP) by the Airports Council International (ACI), the world's airports association. The ATP program rewards selected training organizations, setting the standard for excellence in airport training. 

Jost Lammers in the captain's seat as President and CEO since January 1