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Munich Airport had a record number of passengers in 2008

2008 had been a record-breaking year for the Munich Airport, despite the global meltdown. During this year, Bavaria’s international aviation hub was used by, more than 34.5 million passengers. This was a 2% increase over 2007.

Munich Airport recorded the second-highest growth rate. Rome was the only airport ahead of them. Munich also got the seventh place among the top ten airports of Europe. Munich improved its position in the international rankings, for three years in a row, as it advanced from the 28th to the 27th place. This is a commendable achievement by the Munich Airport as it had only the 51st rank among all the airports of the world when it was inaugurated in 1992.

2008 saw only few important European hubs increase their volume of passengers. Munich Airport was one of them. Despite the severe recession that the world faced during the latter half of the last year, Munich airport performed impressively and did better than most European and German airports.

The improved traffic volume also had its effect on the business results of the airport. The after-tax earnings of FMG, the Munich Airport operating company, for 2008, show an increase of three million euros in comparison to the previous year. The overall revenues of FMG rocketed up to a record volume of 826 million euros.
The Munich Airport offered scheduled services to 244 destinations in 71 countries in 2008. The most successful month in the history of Munich Airport was September 2008 when it had a total of 3,253,823 passengers.
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