Pentecost holidays and tourism: Airport Munich: Problem -free holiday start

Real crowd to the start of the Pentecost holidays on Munich Airport: More than 1,000 starts and landings were planned on Saturday alone, and around 140,000 passengers would be expected. Nevertheless, everything went smoothly. There was only a few minutes of waiting at the security controls, said an airport spokesman. He spoke of a « successful start of vacation ». « The passengers are looking forward to their vacation. »

Significantly more flights than in the previous year

A total of 2.3 million travelers are expected at Munich Airport throughout the Pentecost holidays. 17,000 starts and landings are registered – eight percent more than in the previous year.

On the first holiday weekend from Friday to Sunday, over 410,000 passengers are expected to travel via the airport Munichalmost 3,000 starts and landings are planned. It is the weekend of traffic that is previously the longest of traffic this year, explained the airport. You are well prepared and use additional staff to support travelers.

Mediterranean remains a sought -after goal

One of the most sought -after destinations is the Mediterranean with Spain, Italy, Greece, France and Turkey with around 6,000 flight movements. The demand for intercontinental connections is also high: the USA and Canada are connected to Munich, for example, with over 840 flights. In Asia, Thailand, India, Japan and the Middle East are the most frequented by the United Arab Emirates with over 380 starts and landings.

City trips are also popular. A family man reported to London. « Away from the rain in Germany – in the sun to England, » he joked in the face of the rainy Pentecost holiday start.

Regardless of the ongoing economic crisis, Bavaria’s vacationer is moving more to the distance: Both the passenger and flight numbers rose sharply in the first quarter of the three international airports of the Free State. From the beginning of January to the end of March, Munich, Memmingen and Nuremberg reported a total of 79,222 starts and landings, as the State Statistical Office in Fürth recently announced. The number of passengers rose by 3.2 percent to 9.5 million.