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Munich Airport welcomes Thomas Hoff Andersson as new Chief Operating Officer
Thomas Hoff Andersson Starting 1 May, Thomas Hoff Andersson (48) will join the management team of Munich Airport as Chief Operating Officer. In this newly created position, Thomas Hoff Andersson will be responsible for the operational management of the airport's complex handling processes, playing a key role in shaping the passenger experience at Bavaria's premium hub. He will also oversee Munich Airport’s subsidiaries AeroGround and Terminal 2. Thomas Hoff Andersson has many years of experience in the aviation industry, most recently as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Thomas Hoff Andersson will take on a central role in the planning, management and further optimization of processes at Munich Airport. He brings with him a wealth of expertise as well as national and international management experience. "We are delighted to welcome Thomas Hoff Andersson as a new member of our management team," says Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport. His expertise and commitment will help us to continue on our successful path." Minister of State Albert Füracker, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Munich Airport, emphasizes: “Thomas Hoff Andersson is an excellent addition to the management team at Munich Airport. With the new Chief Operating Officer position, we are placing a strong focus at the highest management level on airport operations and its diverse handling processes to continue to live up to our reputation as a premium airport. Together with Jost Lammers and Jan-Henrik Andersson, the Executive Board of Munich Airport is ideally positioned to lead Bavaria's gateway to the world successfully into the future.” Thomas Hoff Andersson adds: “I am proud to be part of this internationally recognized airport hub and look forward to working with the management team and employees to write the next chapters of Munich Airport's success story.”
Munich unlocks tourism potential with data-driven insights
Sunset view of Dusseldorf city old town or Altstadt While iconic districts like Altstadt, Maxvorstadt, and Schwabing continue to dominate the city’s tourism scene, emerging neighborhoods such as Glockenbach and Schlachthof are gaining recognition as hidden gems. Despite attracting fewer visitors, these areas boast an impressive satisfaction score of 86, proving that travellers who explore beyond the main attractions enjoy unique and rewarding experiences. This insight stems from a collaboration between Simply Munich, the city’s destination marketing organization (DMO), and The Data Appeal Company - Almawave Group. By leveraging Data Appeal’s D/AI Destinations platform, they analyzed visitor trends from January to October 2024, enabling the development of tailored marketing strategies for key international markets, including Italy, France, and Poland. Key findings from the analysis Tourism hotspots: Altstadt (27%), Maxvorstadt (20%), and Schwabing (17%) collectively account for 64% of digital traces, driven by their renowned attractions, cultural venues, and vibrant atmosphere. Visitor satisfaction: Sentiment Scores across all neighborhoods range from 84 to 86 out of 100, confirming that Munich provides a fulfilling experience despite varying tourist volumes. Hidden gems: Glockenbach, known for its nightlife, and Schlachthof, famous for its street art, record the fewest digital traces but the highest sentiment scores. This highlights an opportunity for the city to develop new initiatives and events in these alternative districts. Market-specific preferences Italian visitors favor Giesing for its blend of Bavarian tradition and trendy yet affordable venues. French tourists concentrate around Altstadt and Maxvorstadt, drawn by museums and cultural attractions. Polish travellers are less represented in premium areas but gravitate towards nightlife hubs like Glockenbach. Accommodation insights: price variations across neighborhoods Hotel rates play a crucial role in shaping traveler choices. Profiling the cost of each district allows DMO to better understand visitor preferences and market segmentation. The historic center, Altstadt, and Glockenbach maintain stable pricing year-round due to high demand. Schlachthof experiences significant seasonal fluctuations, attracting more tourists primarily in the summer. Who visits Munich? Couples and families are the predominant visitor groups, comprising 20-40% of total travelers across most districts. Solo travellers favor Neuhausen (31% of visitors) and Maxvorstadt, making Neuhausen the only district where solo visitors outnumber couples and families. Groups represent 13-16% of visitors, with higher concentrations in budget-friendly areas like Giesing and Neuhausen. A data-driven strategy for smarter tourism management The partnership with The Data Appeal Company empowers Simply Munich with precise insights to refine its marketing strategies, develop personalized campaigns, and promote emerging neighborhoods alongside traditional tourist hotspots. “Munich’s proactive approach to destination intelligence exemplifies how data-driven insights can create more rewarding and personalized visitor experiences while ensuring long-term tourism sustainability. With this level of detailed analysis, DMOs can optimize their promotional strategies and tailor their offerings, enhancing the perceived value of the destination,” said Damiano Meola, Marketing Director at The Data Appeal Company. Through this data-driven approach, Munich is set to strengthen its position as a dynamic and inclusive travel destination, offering both popular attractions and undiscovered gems to an increasingly diverse audience.
Bob W secures three new Munich properties from H’Otello/H’Apato
Bob W, the tech-powered hospitality operator, has today announced it has signed long-term lease agreements to convert two former hotels and an aparthotel in Munich into Bob Ws as it accelerates its expansion across the DACH region. Bob W Münchner Freiheit, Bob W Munich Old Town, and Bob W Munich Schwabing will bring the total number of the operator’s buildings in Germany alone to 15, adding 198 units and a total of 3,948 sqm to Bob W’s portfolio. Niko Karstikko, CEO and Co-founder of Bob W, said:“This deal was made possible thanks to the outstanding support from our team and partners in Germany. The locally inspired, design-led, and quality-driven hospitality of the properties aligned perfectly with Bob W, making the partnership feel right from the start. We are humbled to continue the H'Otello/H'Apato story, upholding these principles and honouring the legacy with great care. “We’re not stopping here. We’re keeping our eyes on more opportunities in the DACH region, ready to transform potential assets into signature Bob W properties while continuing to deliver an outstanding experience for our guests.” Sebastian Höcherl, landlord of the new properties said: "Partnering with Bob W was an obvious and natural choice, as their values resonate seamlessly with ours. Renowned as one of Europe’s most innovative, guest-centric, and design-focused hospitality operators, Bob W carries forward the values we established for our brands. We are excited to see Bob W elevate these locations, delivering exceptional guest experiences while preserving the legacy we built with H’Otello and H’Apato.” The prime locations deliver a mix of serviced studios, larger apartments, penthouses, and rooms, all showcasing Bob W’s signature high-quality local design ethos and bespoke hospitality technology. This includes a digital front desk, seamless self-service check-in, and 24/7 remote guest service, blending the quality and reliability of a hotel with the comfort and practical amenities of a home. The lease agreements were brokered by Miles Knoll from the Hotel Services Team at BNP Paribas Real Estate GmbH and Prof. Dr. Clemens Engelhardt of Trustberg advised Bob W. Formerly H’Apato Schwabing, Bob W Munich Schwabing, is located at Fallmerayerstraße 22 and was last year presented with a German Design Award. The property offers 71 spacious serviced apartments, including a social lounge and coworking space, and is surrounded by a range of independent retailers, vibrant street art installations, and other cultural attractions. Bob W Münchner Freiheit, formerly H’Otello Schwabing, is located at Hohenzollernstraße 9, offering 71 rooms in a vibrant area that is popular among visitors exploring the city and digital nomads combining work and leisure. Situated within walking distance of medieval markets, beer halls, shops and restaurants, Bob W Munich Old Town — formerly the H’Otello Lehel — at Baaderstraße 1 in the heart of Munich’s historic Old Town offers 56 contemporary Bobs. The three new properties – which are owned by a private landlord – further strengthen Bob W’s robust pipeline of signed properties in key German cities including Munich, Bonn, Berlin, Stuttgart, Lübeck, Cologne, Dortmund and Hamburg. Germany continues to be one of Bob W’s most important markets, as the company commits to further growth in this strategically important region. Bob W is now operational in 18 cities across 10 countries and continues to seek new partnerships with landlords and asset managers to secure lease agreements for suitable properties across Germany and the continent.
Cathay Pacific Airways to start flying from Munich Airport to Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific announced that flights between the economic metropolis of Hong Kong and the Bavarian state capital will be introduced from mid-June 2025. As of then, it will be possible to fly four times a week to the city of over seven million inhabitants in southeastern China, at around lunchtime on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, on a modern and fuel-efficient Airbus A350-900. With Cathay Pacific, a fourth Asian airline has decided to start flying to Munich in the last three years. With a total of eight Asian airlines, the Bavarian premium hub confirms its enormous significance as an economic and tourist hub joining Europe and Asia. The international airport in Hong Kong is also a well-connected hub for flights to the Asian region as well as to Australia and New Zealand. "The fact that Cathay Pacific has chosen Munich Airport shows both the appreciation of our airport and the attractiveness and pulling power of the state of Bavaria. The reconnection with the economic metropolis of Hong Kong via the home carrier Cathay Pacific is a great success," says Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport. Cathay Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau said: “We are very excited to be adding Munich to our network for the very first time next year, marking our second port in Germany and 10th in Europe. Hong Kong is a world-class international financial, commercial and aviation hub, and these flights will provide our customers with a direct connection between our home city and one of Europe’s most important economic, tourism and transportation centers.”
Christmas and winter market at Munich Airport charms
From Friday, November 15 2024, the Forum of the Munich Airport Center (MAC) will once again be transformed into a winter wonderland: Until December 31, the Christmas and winter market invites travellers and guests to stroll along the fir-lined square every day from 11 to 21 o'clock. Only on Christmas Eve the market closes at 16 o'clock. This year, the focus is particularly on the younger generation: every Tuesday, parents and their children can take advantage of Family Day, when all exhibitors offer discounted products. Whether you're looking for gifts, mulled wine or winter treats – there's something for everyone at over 40 stands in Europe's largest open-air hall. The centerpiece is once again the over 600 square meter ice rink with curling lane. Santa Claus, together with his angels and Krampus, visits the airport four times. On November 23rd and of course on December 6th, he distributes sweets and gifts to the children. At the "House of Santa", the man in the red robe will be sharing merry holiday stories on November 30 and December 14. In addition, the Christmas and winter market offers a varied entertainment program: guests can swing their skates at the ice disco every Wednesday from 18 o'clock. Live performances of jazz, pop or gospel create a festive atmosphere on stage every Thursday to Sunday from 18 o'clock. For the first time, from Thursday to Sunday, there will be a creative workshop where children and adults can design their own mugs, plates and other ceramics. The courses are free of charge, only the ceramic pieces have to be purchased. The popular light tours across airport will also be offered this year. The guided bus tours last about 50 minutes and can be booked online on the website in advance. For those who decide at short notice, there are remaining places available directly on site at the ‘Lichterfahrten Hut’ in Munich Airport Center. Visitors can park for three hours free of charge in the P20 parking lot with a special QR code. The QR code can be found on the Christmas and Winter Market flyers and on the airport website.
Vietnam Airlines launches direct route to Munich
Vietnam Airlines is now the first Vietnamese airline to operate a non-stop service between Vietnam and Munich, the capital of Bavaria, Germany. The airline welcomed flight crew and passengers on the inaugural flight VN35, which departed Hanoi for Munich at 00:05hrs on Saturday, 5th October 2024. On the return flight, the airline hosted an inauguration ceremony at Munich International Airport attended by Nguyen Hoang Anh, chairman of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprise; Luu Xuan Dong, consul-general of Vietnam in Frankfurt; Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport; and numerous partners, travel companies and major customers of Vietnam Airlines. Receptionists dressed in traditional Bavarian attire welcomed passengers and flight crew with gifts and flowers, and the flight was honoured with a water cannon salute before its departure at 13:35hrs local time. A milestone in an ongoing expansion Le Duc Canh, executive vice-president of Vietnam Airlines, said the new direct service to Munich marks an important milestone in the airline’s international expansion strategy. Since the first flight connecting Vietnam and Germany 20 years ago, Vietnam Airlines has operated nearly 14,000 flights and transported over 3.1 million passengers between the two countries. The introduction of direct flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Munich will significantly strengthen trade and tourism and therefore the sustainable economic prosperity of the two countries. The scheduled service between Hanoi and Munich will operate twice a week, with flights departing from Hanoi on Fridays and Sundays, and from Munich on Mondays and Saturdays. From 7 October, Vietnam Airlines also serves direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Munich (VN33) once a week on Mondays, with the return flight on Tuesdays. Starting in December 2024, additional frequencies will depart from Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesdays and from Munich on Thursdays. All flights will be operated with modern wide-body aircraft, ensuring maximum passenger comfort on long haul flights.
FlyLili launched its first flight from Brasov to Munich
On the occasion of the new flight connection, representatives of FlyLili and Munich Airport, together with the crew, celebrated the first flight © Munich Airport FlyLili launched its first flight from Brasov to Munich on June 28, 2024. The Romanian airline now offers scheduled flights to Brasov, located on the edge of the Carpathian Mountains, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Flight FL1001 lands in Munich at 08:10 and flies back to Romania from Terminal 1 as FL1002 at 09:20. FlyLili was founded by a German-Romanian entrepreneur who operates the new flights with an Airbus A319 or A320 in a three-class configuration. In addition to Bucharest and Sibiu, the city of Brasov in Transylvania, which also has a population of almost 400,000, offers a mixture of tradition and modernity And the nearby "Dracula Castle", which is popular with international visitors, is also easier to reach with the new connection.
Munich Airport, Lufthansa and Miles & More form a unique partnership
Munich Airport and Lufthansa Airlines are launching a new partnership with Miles & More. This unique cooperation between an airport, an airline and a loyalty program offers travelers and visitors to Munich Airport an even more attractive shopping experience. From now on, participants can collect and redeem miles in many stores at the airport. From July 1 - just in time to celebrate the 21st birthday of Terminal 2, which is jointly operated by Lufthansa and Munich Airport - passengers will receive 21x miles for two months after activating the program once. The three partners are also planning attractive miles promotions for the future. Dr. Jan-Henrik Andersson, Chief Commercial Officer of Munich Airport, emphasizes the benefits of the new partnership for passengers: "We are focusing even more on the customer and creating an attractive offer that provides real added value," says Andersson. "We are taking a completely new commercial approach with the intensive cooperation between the three brands". For Heiko Reitz, Chief Commercial Officer Lufthansa Airlines, the 21st birthday of Terminal 2 also means 21 years of cooperation with Munich Airport: "With the introduction of the Miles & More loyalty program at Munich Airport, we are breaking new ground as part of the 'Next Level' cooperation in order to achieve the best for our guests." "We are very pleased to be the loyalty program of Munich Airport and to further intensify the travel experience of our passengers," says Johann-Philipp Bruns, Managing Director of Miles & More GmbH. "With more than 30 years of experience in the loyalty sector and over 25 years in the retail business, we know the needs and demands of the target group and together we will improve the travel comfort of visitors to Munich Airport."
Discover Airlines opens long haul base in Munich and significantly expands its programme
Discover Airlines is significantly expanding its operations at Munich Airport in the coming year and is adding long-haul destinations to its existing short and medium-haul services. The airline will be basing two Airbus A330s in Munich from March 2025. Discover Airlines is already the largest leisure airline at the hub, with five short-haul aircraft taking off around 70 times a week to 23 holiday destinations. New direct connections to Florida, Canada and southern Africa For the first time ever, there will be three weekly direct flights (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) from Munich to Orlando with Discover Airlines from 3 March 2025. From 1 April, Namibia's capital Windhoek will also be served three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday). From 12 April, Discover Airlines will be offering up to five weekly flights (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday) between Munich and the Canadian city of Calgary. The destinations will be served all year round. Discover Airlines offers the only direct connections from Munich to the three popular destinations. “The expansion of our operations in Munich is an important milestone for us,” explains Bernd Bauer, CEO of Discover Airlines. “With this step, we are consistently focusing on our goal of expanding Lufthansa's offering at the two major German hubs with versatile, attractive holiday options offering travelers even more choice. With our three new long-haul destinations we are doing just that as they have never been accessible by direct flight from Munich before or were last accessible many years ago. Our increased activities are a clear commitment by the Lufthansa Group to Munich as location for the air transport industry as well as to the entire region.” “With the new long-haul leisure routes, Discover Airlines is adding highly attractive intercontinental destinations to the route portfolio at Munich Airport. The leisure carrier is one of the largest airlines based at Munich Airport and - as a combination of tourist and hub carrier - fits perfectly into the Lufthansa Group network,” explains Jost Lammers, Chairman of the Management Board of Munich Airport. Munich Airport is the leisure airline's second home base after Frankfurt. All flights will depart from Terminal 2, ensuring a seamless transfer from Lufthansa to Discover Airlines for travelers. By basing a total of seven aircraft and around 400 crew colleagues in Munich and offering around 30 holiday destinations in its flight schedule, Discover Airlines will further consolidate its position as currently biggest leisure airline at the hub also in the coming year. Already this summer: wide range of flights on short and medium-haul routes From the Canary Islands to numerous Mediterranean destinations to Bodrum in Turkey. In addition to holiday classics, Discover Airlines' flight schedule this summer also includes new destinations that were previously not accessible by direct flights from Munich. These include Marrakesh, the Greek island of Samos and Varna in Bulgaria. The airline flies most frequently to Ibiza, Mallorca and the island of Crete. Greece fans can look forward to the largest variety: with a total of eleven destinations and around 30 weekly flights, the range of destinations is more diverse than ever. Brand new in the Lufthansa Group portfolio: the Greek island of Kefalonia. In late summer, Hurghada in Egypt and Funchal on the island of Madeira will also be added to the programme.
Lufthansa flies from Munich Airport to Seattle for the first time
On Friday afternoon, 218 passengers flew with Lufthansa from Munich to Seattle for the first time. The airline is now offering three weekly flights from Munich to the US metropolis on the Pacific using the most sustainable long-haul aircraft, an Airbus A350. This makes Seattle its fifth destination on North America's West Coast after San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver. Boasting a wide range of green spaces in the urban area and extensive forests, Seattle has been voted the "most livable city" in the US on multiple occasions. With its coastal location and numerous national parks, including the almost 4,400-meter-high Mount Rainier volcano, it offers travelers a great deal of variety. Thanks to its proximity to Canada, the port, and global corporations such as Amazon and Microsoft, the city with 750,000 inhabitants is the economic, scientific and cultural center of the Pacific Northwest region. Now serving a total of 16 destinations, Munich Airport has set a new record for connections to North America. New York is the highest-volume destination with up to four flights a day. The US is the most important long-haul market for Munich Airport, with passenger numbers having exceeded 2019 levels since 2023. A record was also set last year with 78 thousand metric tons of air freight handled. And the boom continues: In May 2024, passenger volumes to the US were already up 20 percent compared with the same month last year.
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