Munich Airport

城市概覽

The airport and its out-of-the-way location are a result of growing air traffic and a need to replace the old airport. For most of the 20th century, Munich's airport was in the district of Riem, which was a lot closer to the city centre than the current airport. However this site caused numerous problems, including one incident where a plane crashed into a tram in downtown Munich, so in 1992 the airport was moved to its current location to meet the demand for more capacity and more modern facilities. When the airport opened in 1992, it had a long term plan for future expansion. It is thus more consistent and logical than Frankfurt Airport which had to deal with imperfect existing decades-old infrastructure in every expansion, or the unmitigated mess that are Berlin airports. The Riem site was converted into a residential area, a park and numerous other uses. Munich's trade fair also moved there. The airport is named after a longtime conservative (CSU) Bavarian politician, who was a member of the Bundestag from 1949, minister in several governments, candidate for chancellor in 1980, and prime minister of Bavaria during the last years of his life. He died in office in 1988. While he is revered by conservative Bavarians, he remains a controversial figure for non-conservative Bavarians and for those outside of Bavaria. The 1980 campaign was run - and won - by the Social Democrats and Helmut Schmidt (after whom the Hamburg Airport is named) almost entirely on a "stop Strauß" platform. The airport faced NIMBY-based and environmentally based opposition from the earliest planning phase and there is a long-standing controversy over whether or not a third runway should be built. As of 2020 the debate on a third runway is "frozen" as Bavarian leader Markus Söder has said "it won't happen during my term" which satisfied both sides for the time being. Söder's pre-predecessor Edmund Stoiber had lobbied hard for the construction of a "Transrapid" Maglev line to the airport givi

當地交通

Walking is the easiest option inside one terminal. There's no option to walk from one terminal to the other without leaving the security area, but airside there are free airside shuttle buses connecting the terminals. Depending on the time, the airside bus leaves about every 10-20 minutes. Due to the increasing numbers of large jets (such as Emirates' A380) there are times when buses run at full capacity.

購物

The airport offers a large selection of stores from upscale clothing to food. While Terminal 1 offers a relatively sparse selection, most stores are found in Terminal 2 after security and landside around central area Z and the Munich Airport Center between both terminals. Due to Bavarian law, the stores here are among the very few that are allowed to stay open after 20:00 and on Sundays.

1 EDEKA (Terminal 2, public area next to arrivals). Daily 06:00-22:00. A small supermarket of the EDEKA chain with a basic range of products. A small selection of chilled beer and other beverages as well as pre-packed sandwiches and other to go options are available. It is among the very few shops in Bavaria that are allowed to open on Sundays. Accepts all major credit cards. (updated Jul 2024) Müller Drogeriemarkt (Located in the central area Z, directly next to the S-Bahn station). Branch of the widespread German drug store chain. Accepts all major credit cards. (updated Dec 2023) 2 REWE (between Terminals 1 and 2 in the Munich Airport Center). daily 05:30-22:00. Large outlet of the major German supermarket chain with a wide assortment; unusually for Germany also open on Sundays and public holidays. Accepts all major credit cards. (updated Jul 2024)

住宿

There are two hotels directly on the airport's grounds, one next to the terminals, the other one near the open-air parking areas. There are also several additional hotels in the vicinity of the airport.

1 Hilton Munich Airport (formerly Kempinski Munich Airport), Terminalstraße 20 (Next to Munich Airport Center and Terminal 2), ☏ +49 89 9782-2530, fax: +49 89 9782-2610. Turn left when facing the Terminal 2 entrance; When you follow the signs to Terminal 1F, you will cross the hotel's basement entrance hall. 2 Moxy Munich Airport, Eichenstrasse 1 (in Oberding, east of the airport), ☏ +49 81 2255-3610. This design hotel is part of the Marriott group and accessible by shuttle bus. 3 Novotel Munich Airport, Nordallee 29 (Next to Parking area P41), ☏ +49 89 9705130, fax: +49 89 970513100. From the terminals, take a short ride on bus 635 towards Freising for the "Parkpl. P41/Novotel" stop directly in front of the hotel.