Facts and figures about Munich Airport

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1 Location information December 2014 Munich Airport - Facts and figures about Munich Airport 1 - Direct flights from Munich 2 - Cargo traffic 3 - The airport as an engine of employment 3 - Europe's best airport 4 - Outlook 4 - Third runway 5 - Link to Munich Airport 5 Facts and figures about Munich Airport Munich Airport handled a new record volume of passengers: million travelers passed through the airport in the first three quarters of the year 2.4 percent more than in the same period a year ago. In the first nine months of this year, the number of flights decreased 6 percent to 284,600 take-offs and landings. In 2013, Munich Airport registered a total of 38.7 million passengers (+0.8%). The number of flights decreased 4 percent to The airlines were able to compensate the growing demand with larger aircraft. 94 airlines serve 238 destinations in 68 countries on a regular basis. 19 of these destinations are domestic, 167 continental and 54 intercontinental (America, Asia and Africa). The airport serving the Bavarian capital thus remains uncontested as Germany s second-largest airport. Munich also occupies the seventh place among Europe's top ten airports. Almost 40% of all departing passengers are transit passengers, a figure which underscores the airport's role as a leading air traffic hub. Specially designed by Lufthansa and the airport operating company to handle transit traffic, Terminal 2 is now the beating heart of this vibrant hub a powerful engine of further dynamic traffic growth at Munich Airport. Published by: City of Munich, Department of Labor and Economic Development Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße 15, Munich, Germany, Editor: Alexander Schmidbauer, Tel. +49 (0) Fax +49 (0) , mailto:alexander.schmidbauer@muenchen.de

2 Key figures at a glance Key figures for 2013 (percentage change year on year in parentheses): 38.7 million passengers (+0.8%) 382,000 take-offs/landings (-4,0%) 29.2 million passengers on international flights (+2.1%) Attractive itineraries serving 238 destinations in 68 countries Direct flights from Munich Page: 2

3 Scheduled direct flights also serve the following destinations (excerpt): Africa: Casablanca, Cape Town, Cairo Near and Middle East: Amman, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, Muscat, Riyadh, Tel Aviv USA and Canada: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto Eastern Europe: Kiev, Krakow, Riga, Sofia, Zagreb Russia: Moscow, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Yekateringburg Cargo traffic In the first nine months of 2014, approximately 215,000 tons of air cargo were carried. Together with airmail, the overall volume reached 227,000 tons, a year-onyear increase of 6.6 percent. Thus, the airfreight business is back on its growth track. Last year, Munich Airport registered a slight drop in air cargo of 0.9 percent, reaching 288,000 tons. This can be explained by the economic conditions in the Eurozone and other relevant markets. The airport as an engine of employment More than 32,000 people work for approximately 550 companies and authorities at Munich Airport, making this facility a major engine of employment growth in the whole of southern Germany. Since 1994, the number of jobs has been duplicated. The impact on the labor market reaches far beyond the confines of the airport itself. Statistically, every job at the airport itself creates up to two more jobs off-site. Numerous international companies and both airlines and investors from around the globe have set up offices and/or administrative centers in the region around the airport. Such moves demonstrate their clear commitment both to the fast-growing Munich Airport and to this dynamic business region. Construction of the satellite for Terminal 2 is also expected to create as many as 15,000 new jobs. Page: 3

4 Europe's best airport What makes an airport popular among passengers? A whole range of factors such as the quality of passenger and baggage handling, the array of shopping and entertainment facilities, the skills and approachability of airport staff, security standards and convenient transit arrangements play a part in making an airport successful. Skytrax, a London-based aviation research organization, investigated all these factors, surveyed more than 13 million travelers (in the world's most extensive survey of airport standards) and found Munich to be the "best airport in Europe" at the World Airports Awards The passengers surveyed give their yearly verdict on over 400 international airports and airlines. In the most recent survey, Munich ranked third in the world, trailing only the airports in Singapore and Seoul. Outlook Munich Airport plays a key part in maintaining the attraction of Munich and the Bavarian region. To keep and improve on Munich s leading position in the face of European competition, top priority is given to promoting and upholding a positive, conducive climate. The following objectives are among those defined for the future: To optimize sustainable, resource-saving airport operations in order to achieve growth with no addition to CO 2 emissions between now and 2020 Completion of the satellite for Terminal 2 to add handling capacity for a further 11 million passengers To connect Munich Airport to the long-distance rail network To engage in sustainable collaboration and partnership with the airport region Page: 4

5 Third runway Forecasts predict a passenger volume of more than 58 million passengers for the year According to the airport company, a third runway is needed to cope with this increased demand. The Government of Upper Bavaria approved the plan for the third runway on July 5 th, On February 19 th, 2014, the Bavarian Administrative Court has confirmed the expansion plans and rejected a total of 16 complaints of expansion opponents. The airport operating company is majority-owned by the Free State of Bavaria (51 percent), 26 percent of the shares are held by the federal government, and 23 percent belong to the city of Munich. The third runway can only be built if all three shareholders agree. In the summer of 2012, the citizens of Munich voted against the third runway in a referendum. Although the vote was legally binding for only one year, the city leadership and the City Council continue to consider the vote as binding. Link to Munich Airport For more information about Munich Airport, please visit All due care was taken in preparing this information sheet. Notwithstanding, the City of Munch accepts no liability for information that is incorrect or incomplete. Please address any questions, comments or suggestions to: Alexander Schmidbauer: mailto:alexander.schmidbauer@muenchen.de, +49 (0) Page: 5