Munich (MUC) is one of Europe’s leading airports and Lufthansa’s five-star hub. Throughout the course of the pandemic, its operations were affected by severe sanitary regulations and border closures, which mainly affected intercontinental operations.
As travel restrictions were eased Munich Airport (MUC) gradually regained long-haul operations. During the 2021 summer season, the airport recorded 67 weekly flights to North America. Transatlantic travel has been picking up quickly thanks to the opening of borders of countries such as the United States and Canada.
«Bookings numbers from airlines already show that passenger demand is up. When we look back on the pandemic and the impact it had on global aviation in the subsequent years, we may well remember November 8, 2021, as a key turning point» said Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport.
On December 1, the satellite building at Munich Terminal 2 (MUC) reopened on a partial basis and was once again deployed to serve a large proportion of flights to the United States. Lufthansa has been consistently increasing its capacity in the transatlantic market, the airline is offering more than 60 flights a week on 12 destinations to North America. Cities such as Newark and Chicago are experiencing bookings above 2019 levels; others with higher demand include Boston, New York, and Los Angeles, plus for the first time year-round service to Vancouver is being maintained.
In December, U.S. airlines have reactivated a large part of their operations. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have recommenced services from Charlotte and Atlanta respectively to the Bavarian capital. United currently operates 28 flights per week from four destinations, Air Canada increased its flights to 4 per week. During the winter season, the leisure airline Condor will offer flights to Punta Cana with two weekly frequencies.
For the summer season of 2022, the main airport of the Bavarian capital will have new transatlantic destinations and increased frequencies from several operators.
Lufthansa will bring back service to Rio de Janeiro and San Diego, California. The German airline will resume Airbus A340-600 operations and increase the Airbus A350 fleet from 17 to 21 aircraft.
United will add a new route from Denver increasing its services to 42 weekly flights to Munich (MUC), the largest offering in the company’s history to the Bavarian capital.
Eurowings Discover announced its landing with long-haul flights to three transatlantic destinations: Las Vegas, Punta Cana, and Cancun.
See also: Lufthansa Group launches new routes and destinations for the northern summer of 2022
The following schedule was obtained by Aviacionline through Cirium and reconfirmed by the airlines’ reservation systems. Subject to change due to the current health situation.
Winter Season Schedule 2021/2022
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| Airlines | Destinations | Frequencies | Aircraft |
| Air Canada | Toronto (YYZ), Canada | 4 weekly flights | Boeing 787-9 |
| American Airlines | Charlotte (CLT), United States of America | 7 weekly flights | Boeing 777-200ER |
| Condor | Punta Cana (PUJ), Dominican Republic | 2 weekly flights | Boeing 767-300ER |
| Delta | Atlanta (ATL), United States of America | 4 weekly flights | Boeing 767-300ER |
| Lufthansa | Boston (BOS), United States of America | 7 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | Charlotte (CLT), United States of America | 3 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | Chicago/O’hare (ORD), United States | 7 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | Mexico City (MEX) | 3 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | Denver (DEN), United States of America | 5 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | Los Angeles (LAX), United States of America | 7 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | Miami (MIA), United States | 7 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | Montreal (YUL), Canada | 3 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | Newark (EWR), United States of America | 7 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | New York (JFK), United States of America | 5 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | San Francisco (SFO), United States | 6 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| Lufthansa | Vancouver (YVR), Canada | 3 weekly flights | Airbus A350-900 |
| United Airlines | Chicago/O’hare (ORD), United States | 7 weekly flights | Boeing 787-8 |
| United Airlines | Newark (EWR), United States of America | 7 weekly flights | Boeing 767-400ER |
| United Airlines | San Francisco (SFO), United States | 7 weekly flights | Boeing 787-8 |
| United Airlines | Washington/Dulles (IAD), United States | 7 weekly flights | Boeing 787-8 |
| United Airlines (resumes Feb 11) | Houston (IAH), United States of America | 5 weekly flights | Boeing 767-300ER |
See also: Delta expands transatlantic operations by summer 2022 and will operate more than 70 daily flights.
New routes and resumptions for the 2022 summer season
Lufthansa
- San Diego (SAN) begins March 30 with three weekly flights.
- Rio de Janeiro (GIG) begins March 27 with five weekly flights.
- Toronto Pearson (YYZ) resumes on March 29.
- Washington Dulles (IAD) resumes on March 27.
- All flights are operated on Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
Lufthansa will reactivate five Airbus A340-600 to offer First Class service again on the following routes: Los Angeles (LAX), Boston (BOS), New York (JFK), and Newark (EWR).
See also: Lufthansa to fly between Munich and Rio de Janeiro
United Airlines
- Denver (DEN) starts on April 23 with daily flights on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
See also: United Airlines announces largest transatlantic expansion in its history
Delta Airlines
- Detroit (DTW) resumes on May 2 with daily flights on Boeing 767-300ER.
Eurowings Discover
- Cancún (CUN).
- Punta Cana (PUJ).
- Las Vegas (LAS).
All routes start on May 26 and will be operated on Airbus A330.
Destinations offered in 2019 but no longer available for 2022.
- American Airlines: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
- Lufthansa: San Pablo (GRU)
- Avianca: Bogotá (BOG)
- Condor: La Habana (HAV) and Varadero (VRA) in Cuba; La Romana (LRM) in the Dominican Republic; Bridgetown (BGI) in Barbados and Montego Bay (MBJ) in Jamaica.
All these destinations were operated in high season.
