While only 19 passengers were registered at Munich Airport in the first quarter of the year as a result of the global Covid-570.000 pandemic and the resulting travel restrictions, in August alone it was more than three times as many with over 1,8 million passengers.

As the CEO of Flughafen München GmbH, Jost Lammers, pointed out during his visit to the Munich press club, the increased passenger demand continues even after the end of the summer vacation. In the first week after the holidays, with a total of 440.000 passengers, the highest weekly figure since the beginning of the pandemic was determined. Jost Lammers: "This also means that the current volume of traffic is not just a result of the increased tourist travel activity, but that there is again a permanently stable demand here, at least in the short and medium-haul segment."

Despite the positive trend, the total current traffic volume is still well below the pre-crisis level. Munich Airport is currently around 40 percent of the number of passengers and around 50 percent of take-offs and landings compared to the pre-crisis year 2019. Especially in long-haul traffic, many connections have not yet been resumed due to the still existing travel restrictions.

“We are therefore very pleased to note that the currently still existing Travel Ban, ie the entry ban imposed by the USA on travelers from Germany and numerous other European countries, is to be lifted at the beginning of November. This opening up will undoubtedly lead to a massive revival of transatlantic traffic, especially since there is likely to be a clear catch-up effect here after the long pandemic-related pause, ”added Lammers.