Munich airport reduction in flights

Wed 10th Mar, 2010

Munich. For the 2008 summer timetable the airport had 248 city destinations, this year it will be only 213 in 68 countries. Thus the airport has returned to a reduced level it last seen in 2003.

On March, 28 the new flight plan comes into effect, with 247,000 takeoffs and landings planned until 30 Oktober, according to a press release from Flughafen München GmbH. In 2009 there were only 241,000 aircraft movements, this time however the summer flight plan takes a week longer.


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