Passenger traffic at Munich Airport rises to new all-time high of 44.6 million

Munich Airport’s dynamic growth continued in 2017 with new traffic records in several categories: Passenger traffic increased 2.3 million to a new all-time high of 44.6 million. This was a 5.5% gain over the 2016 figure. The airport also saw a strong surge in take-offs and landings, with an increase of more than 10,000 to approximately 405,000 – a gain of 2.6%. Without the reduction in services by Air Berlin in the summer period, followed by that airline’s bankruptcy, the increase would have been even bigger. Another record is reported by the airfreight segment, which achieved a total turnover of around 379,000 tons in 2017 – a 7% gain over the previous year. As in previous years, passenger growth in Munich benefited in particular from above-average gains in international traffic: The strongest growth was seen in the intercontinental segment, where traffic increased by 7% to 7.3 million passengers. Demand was strong especially for connections from Munich to destinations in the USA. Continental services remained the largest traffic segment with a total of 27.4 million passengers – 6.5% more than in 2016. Within Europe, the strongest growth was seen on routes to and from Greece and Spain. On domestic routes within Germany, traffic increased by more than 2% to over 9.8 million passengers. The percentage of seats occupied was up again in 2017, increasing to 76.5%. Munich also expanded its global route network yet again: With 266 destinations – nine more than in the previous year – passengers at Bavaria’s international hub had more routes to choose from than ever before. The number of airlines offering scheduled services in Munich increased by two to 102.