Munich Airport sees 4% cargo volume growth in H12023
Number of aircraft movements up over 9% at 141,504 in the first half of 2023
Freight business at Munich Airport benefited from increasing air traffic with total volume increasing to 132,404 tonnes for the first half of 2023 compared to 126,773 tonnes during the same period last year, an increase of over four percent.
The steady upward trend at the airport is reflected in the traffic figures with 16.6 million passengers in the first six months, more than 28 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year, says an official release.
"Munich Airport’s passenger volume, therefore, amounted to roughly three-quarters of the record figure from 2019. The average seat load factor of aircraft at Munich Airport in the first half of the year has never been higher: The figure of nearly 80 percent is a new record."
The upward trend is also demonstrated by the increase in the number of aircraft movements at 141,504 in the first half of 2023, an increase of over nine percent. The airport now offers flights to 200 destinations in 60 countries around the world, the release added.
