After 20 months of downtime caused by the pandemic, the satellite in Terminal 2 at Munich Airport will be partially put back into operation next Wednesday.

The airport and Lufthansa, which jointly operate Terminal 2 and the associated satellite building, will again use the southern area of ​​the non-Schengen level for handling flights to the USA. With this step, the airport and the airline would gain five additional aircraft parking positions directly at the building, capacity for the special controls planned for USA flights and five additional gates for boarding passengers, according to the airport.

The airport and Lufthansa are thus increasing their capacity to handle the growing traffic towards the USA. After the corona-related restrictions were lifted a good two weeks ago, passengers who are fully vaccinated and have a negative test will be allowed to travel back to the United States. As a result, the demand for flights from Munich to the USA rose by almost 30 percent at the AUA parent company. Bookings for Chicago and Newark would even be above the 2019 level. Other destinations that are in high demand are Los Angeles, Boston and New York.