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Yesterday evening, September 3, 2025, a serious incident occurred at Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) when a Boeing 737-800 of the Turkish airline Mavi Gök overshot the end of the runway after landing. Flight number 4M351 from Antalya, carrying 190 passengers and six crew members,
The new German virtual airline Flyvbird will commence operations on September 1, 2025. The company will initially offer two new routes from Friedrichshafen Airport. The flights will go to Mönchengladbach and Münster. Five weekly flights are planned on both routes on weekdays. The flights will be operated by
Lufthansa's historic Lockheed L-1649A Super Star aircraft was recently repainted in its classic 1950s design. The work took place at Münster/Osnabrück Airport. The paint job, based on historical documents, was carried out by Altitude Paint Services (APS). Hamburg-based manufacturer Mankiewicz provided the necessary paint for the project.
The legendary Lockheed Super Star L-1649A, once the flagship of the Lufthansa fleet, left the Lufthansa Technik hangar in Hamburg last week in individual parts. The 23-meter-long wings were each transported on separate heavy-duty transporters to Münster/Osnabrück Airport, where the aircraft will be repainted. This step marks another
At its recent meeting, the shareholders' meeting of FMO Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück GmbH unanimously appointed Andrés Heinemann as the new Managing Director. He will take office on January 1, 2026. Heinemann succeeds Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, who will retire from the management team at the end of the year. Prof. Dr. Schwarz will head the airport.
Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) has shown a remarkably stable performance in the first half of the current year. Despite a slight decline in passenger numbers of 1,8 percent compared to the previous year, the airport almost reached the high level of the record year 525.489 with 2024 passengers. This result is particularly noteworthy, as it was
The airline Sundair will not reopen its base at Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) for the upcoming 2025/26 winter season. The capacity affected by this decision will instead be reallocated to other scheduled flight routes operated by the airline, according to industry news service CH-Aviation. This means Sundair is withdrawing from important winter destinations from the Westphalian airport.
Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) has once again demonstrated its popularity among travelers in a recent evaluation by the air passenger rights portal AirHelp. Based on over 2.000 Google reviews, FMO achieved an excellent average rating of 4,3, ranking second among all German airports. Considering airports with more than
Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) recorded a 2025 percent year-on-year passenger growth in the first quarter of 12. A total of 124.000 passengers were handled. This growth follows a successful 2024, in which FMO recorded the highest increase of all
Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO) now offers a direct connection to London again. The Irish airline Ryanair operates the route four times a week to London's Stansted Airport. The tourist destination of Málaga has also been added to the flight schedule. The city on Spain's Costa del Sol will be served twice a week.
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