ATW Photo Gallery: Munich Airport satellite facility opening

Linda Blachly April 22, 2016
Credit: Munich Airport

Satellite terminal at Munich Airport

Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Lufthansa Chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr said Lufthansa in Munich will hire 750 new employees this year. “We have already based 120 aircraft and 11,000 employees here,” he said.

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Steps down the subway that connects T2 and the new satellite facility. Capacity: 9,000 people per hour.

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View from the satellite facility. 27 additional airbridges helps Lufthansa to have more direct contact stands to board and deplane passengers more efficiently.

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Inside the satellite facility there are 7000 sq m of shops and restaurants.

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Lufthansa and Munich Airport employees

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From left: Munich Airport CEO Michael Kerkloh; Bavaria state Minister of Finance Markus Söders; and Lufthansa Munich Hub CEO Thomas Winkelmann.

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The main food area in the satellite terminal has been named after Munich's favorite place in the city center, Viktualienmarkt  (Viktualien Square).

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Entrance to the Lufthansa Business and Senator Lounge. There are a total of five lounges.

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Lufthansa Senator Lounge

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The satellite facility is 609 m long and 53 m wide.

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One of the new gates in the satellite facility.

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A view of the Terminal 2 main building from the satellite facility. A total of 51 air bridges directly connect aircraft with the terminal and satellite.

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Part of the food court in the center of the satellite facility.

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Thomas Winkelmann, CEO of Lufthansa's Munich Hub

Inside the Terminal

The new satellite facility at Germany’s Munich Airport opened April 22 and flight operations are scheduled to begin April 26.

The new facility—which is the first midfield terminal at a German airport—will have 27 new gate positions where passengers can board aircraft directly without bus transportation. Total investment costs were €900 million ($1.02 billion), according to a statement released by Munich Airport.

Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

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