Munich Airport is preparing for the Corona restart. An overview of the corona measures that passengers at the airport can safely expect – and which are still being speculated about.
- After yawning emptiness at Munich Airport * for months due to the coronavirus * crisis, the airport is preparing to restart.
- There is also a Corona plan with extensive measures – here is an overview.
- Meanwhile, more and more shops at the airport have already reopened.
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Munich Airport – Since the middle March is the Munich Airport in the Corona coma. Lufthansa only holds one within Germany Emergency flight schedule upright. The aprons are large parking lots for countless temporarily decommissioned aircraft. “We are currently registering around 45 to 50 flights per day, half of which are passenger flights and the other half are cargo flights,” said airport spokesman Florian Steuer.
But for some, the turbines will start up again in the coming weeks. From June there is a new one Interim flight schedule with 106 destinations, especially from Frankfurt and Munich. To do this 80 machines start again.
The Kranich line has set up a new interim flight schedule for mid to late May, spokeswoman Bettina Rittberger reports at the request of our editorial team. In addition to the existing domestic German destinations in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg, it also goes to Bremen, Hanover, Rostock and the island of Sylt.
Corona restart at Munich Airport: Lufthansa is working on a new flight schedule
Brand new, Lufthansa has also announced details of its new flight schedule for June.
“Lufthansa, SWISS and Eurowings will again include numerous sun and summer destinations and more long-haul destinations in their flight program in June”, is in a current Press release to read.
New connections are available from Munich: Münster / Osnabrück, Sylt, Rostock, Vienna, Zurich, Mallorca and Brussels as well as intercontinental: Chicago, Los Angeles, Tel Aviv.
Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings currently flies from Moos Airport to Cologne / Bonn and the Spanish holiday island six times a week Mallorca.
However, it is not just the Lufthansa Group that is taking off and landing in the Erdinger Moos. FMG spokesman Florian Steuer reports on a daily flight of the Dutch Airline KLM to Amsterdam. All Italia takes off to Rome once a day. And Belavia sets course for Minsk two to three times a week.
The intra-European connections are mainly used by commuters. One applies to them Special corona system. Because regular arrivals from other countries have to go to Covid-19 quarantine after their arrival.
“When air traffic increases again depends on when and which travel restrictions are lifted,” explains the airport spokesman. Otherwise, international flight operations make no sense. Steuer emphasizes: “We are prepared for this point in time.”
Corona restart at Munich Airport – these measures are planned
Munich Airport is currently preparing for the fact that air traffic is in the course of the planned Corona loosening travel restrictions will continue to ramp up in the coming months. With a variety of activities the airport will ensure that the Distance and hygiene rules can also be met when passenger numbers pick up again.
These measures are already being carried out at Munich Airport:
- Passenger areas have appropriate floor markings, barrier tapes and plexiglass panes for the protection of passengers and employees
- With the help of posters, video screens and regular announcements, travelers are urged to comply with the distance and hygiene rules.
- Air traffic will restart gradually, depending on the lifting of the current restrictions.
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Corona restart at Munich Airport – are fever measurements coming across the board?
Reliable forecasts, however, says Spokesman Steuer, that there are simply not yet how many passengers will soon be walking through the airport halls again. Also about other corona measures at Munich Airport, such as at Mirror + there are no statements on the part of the airport.
The mirror cites industry insiders there, according to whose information Munich and Frankfurt could immediately carry out comprehensive fever measurements if required.
However, what should happen at an elevated temperature would have to be clarified by law: will the passenger then remain on the ground? Does he get special editions? Will his ticket be refunded or will he be left at the expense? Who decides that?
All of this will have to be resolved before this measure can take effect. But how mature are these mind games? “We have no concrete plans,” says airport spokesman Steuer. Basically, the following applies: “All measures that affect infection protection are decided by the responsible authorities, not the airport.”
Corona restart at Munich Airport: More and more shops are opening
Life in Airport gradually picks up speed after the lockdown. More and more shops are opening again – albeit with very limited ones opening hours.
Open in the central area or in the Munich Airport Center (again)
- the pharmacy,
- the post,
- the Müller drugstore,
- the FC Bayern fanshop,
- the fashion store Hallhuber,
- the toy shop Vedes and in
- Terminal 2 * Brants Barber & Shop and in Terminal 1 * the hairdresser M-Crew.
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At MC Donalds there was an out-of-home sale right from the start. Meanwhile, passengers, collectors and visitors are also taken care of at Starbucks, the kebab snack bar Oliva, Subway and the restaurant Leysieffer.
The visitor park with viewing hill, playground, mini golf and visitor tours, the children’s area in the MAC and the viewing platform above Terminal 2 are still closed due to the pandemic, as is the entire Terminal 1.
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