Third runway for Munich Airport approved by Federal Administrative Court

Munich Airport welcomed the ruling by the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, in which the court has now dismissed the six outstanding complaints filed by the environmental group Bund Naturschutz Bayern and five private individuals. The plaintiffs had filed motions with the Leipzig court following the rejection of their appeals in the administrative proceedings on the construction permit for the airport’s third runway. In a previous ruling on February 17th, 2015, the court had already rejected motions filed by the district and city of Freising and the municipalities of Berglern, Eitting, Oberding and Fahrenzhausen. With the latest ruling, the court has now rejected all motions filed in connection with rejected appeals. The rulings of the Federal Administrative Court confirm the air traffic projections and the expansion requirements of Munich Airport. Contrary to the plaintiffs’ claims, the court has also concluded that the plans do not violate European guidelines on the protection of the environment and natural habitat. The court found the noise protection concept for the expansion project to be in compliance with the law as well as the air pollution assessment and the defined compensation regulations for residents of neighboring communities.