Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- A busy summer has gifted Munich Airport massive growth in all traffic figures in 2022: Passenger numbers rose by 19m year on year to a total of 31.6 m.

The airport has thus regained two-thirds of its record-breaking pre-pandemic result from 2019. The number of aircraft movements nearly doubled compared with 2021 to more than 285,000 take-offs and landings. The seat load factor of the aircraft in Munich equaled the record figure of 77.5 percent from 2018. With a total of 210 destinations in 63 countries, Bavaria's aviation hub now has excellent links with the global route network once again.

Jost Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport, says: "The gradual lifting of travel restrictions has re-awakened people's desire to travel. ...