Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Munich Airport has reported a substantial increase in passenger numbers for the first half of 2024, with over 19 million travelers recorded from January to June, marking a 14.8% rise from the previous year. This surge brought the airport to nearly 85% of its peak passenger volume recorded in 2019.
The airport also achieved an unprecedented average aircraft load factor of 80%, the highest to date. The growth was particularly notable in intercontinental traffic, which saw a near 19% increase in passengers. This includes significant rises in travel to North America and the Far East, matching the figures from the first half of 2019 with approximately 1.
2 million passengers. Aircraft activity at Munich Airport has similarly increased, with over 156,000 takeoffs and landings in the first half of the year, up more than 10% from the previous year and 76% from 2019. Munich now connects to around 160 destinations globally, including 47 intercontinental routes.
The momentum is expected to continue, with new long-haul routes already scheduled for later in the year. Furthermore, the airport is seeing more frequent use of modern long-haul aircraft, specifically the Airbus A350-900, with departures set to increase from 140 per week in the summer to 170 in the fall. The cargo sector at Munich Airport is also thriving, with an 11% increase in handled cargo, totaling around 147,000 tonnes, buoyed by the overall rise in air traffic.
The air traffic figures for the first.
