GERMANY. Munich Airport has reported full-year traffic figures for 2020, with passenger volumes falling by -77% to 11.1 million due to COVID-19 and related travel restrictions. It is the lowest figure since the airport opened in its current location in 1992.
The airport company said: “A look at passenger numbers makes it clear that the global travel restrictions have had a drastic effect on traffic development at Munich Airport. At over six million, more passengers were counted in the pre-pandemic months of January and February than in the subsequent ten months. The approximately 90 airlines that regularly operate in Munich have massively reduced their flights in 2020 or even temporarily stopped them completely.”
In recent days, London Heathrow Airport, Zürich Airport, Malaysia Airports and Spanish airports group Aena have reported annual traffic performance, with passenger numbers down by around -70% or more at each.
