Airport News
Almost 38 million passengers passed through Munich Airport in 2011, an increase of 3 million passengers compared to 2010, making it Germany’s fastest growing airport last year.
European traffic reached 22.2 million passengers, an 11% increase compared to 2010, while international traffic rose by 7% to 5.7 million and domestic flights grew by almost 5% to 10 million.
Take-offs and landings also increased by 20,000 (5%) to 410,00 aircraft movements, just 5% less than the record results of 2007 and 2008.
"Without the steadily worsening bottlenecks in our runway system, we would have achieved even stronger gains," explained Dr Michael Kerkloh, the president and CEO of Munich Airport. "During the peak periods we have no more available slots for take-offs and landings, so that many connections requested by airlines cannot be implemented."
Total airfreight turnover reached more than 300,000 tons, a 6% increase compared to 2010 and an all-time record for the airport.
"Now the priority is to take decisive action to ensure that Munich Airport's success story will continue," said Kerkloh. "With the new satellite terminal and the planned third runway, we are laying the groundwork for our airport to handle the projected future traffic growth. This is essential for Munich Airport's ability to continue meeting the rising mobility requirements of the population and ideally performing its important role as an engine for economic growth and employment."
