The Regional Government of Upper Bavaria has completed the regional planning process for a third runway at Munich Airport and issued a positive regional development assessment of the expansion project as…
The Regional Government of Upper Bavaria has completed the regional planning process for a third runway at Munich Airport and issued a positive regional development assessment of the expansion project as presented (runway location 5b) in the application submitted by FMG, the airport operating company.
The regional government emphasizes that FMG’s application convincingly outlined that the capacity of the existing runway system will be exhausted in the coming years, and that the volume of air traffic to be expected in the medium to long term necessitates the construction of an additional runway.
The government also explicitly points out the importance of an efficient link to the world-wide air transportation network: The airport infrastructure is particularly important in the context of increasing internationalization of trade and economic globalization.
The expansion plans follow the binding stipulation of the Bavarian Regional Development Program, which expressly provides for the demand-driven expansion and development of Munich Airport into a leading European hub. All requirements indicated in the positive regional planning assessment will now be included in FMG’s ongoing planning activities.
Dr. Michael Kerkloh, the President and CEO of FMG, welcomed the positive outcome of the regional planning process: This is an extremely important step toward achieving our capacity expansion goals. The chief beneficiaries of the successful development of our airport will be the State of Bavaria, its citizens and its entire economy.
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