Winter sets in Munich

October 25, 2015 also marks the start of the winter period and the launch of many attractive new routes. Airlines are offering 221 destinations, including 192 with scheduled ser vices. Alongside 15 airports in Ger many, tr avelers in Munich can choose from among 128 continental destinations. In the intercontinental segment, 49 routes will be served. Ov er the winter timetable period, which will end on March 26, 2016, airlines have booked slots for more than 145,000 flights.

The old and the new coexist here with cherished traditions like Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, rubbing shoulders with designer shopping, sleek cars and high-powered industry. To increase connectivity to Munich, this winter season, airlines offer new flight.

A few highlights of new routes and flights to be made available this winter in M unich are– Meridiana, an airline making its debut in Munich, will depart twice a day to Linate Airport in Milan with a Boeing 737. Luxair is expanding its Munich to Luxembourg service to 25 flights a week. For the first time , SAS is adding Stockholm to its Munich schedule, with three departures a week for the Swedish capital. Also a twice-weekly service to Iasi in Romania will be operated by Tarom. During the coming winter per iod Transavia is offering flights to Paris-Orly every day except Saturdays, and star ting in February will also be flying to Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Aeroflot is stepping up its service from Munich to Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport to four flights a day.

Emirates, is substantially boosting the capacity on its Dubai route with a third daily flight, starting on February 1, 2016, to be operated with a Boeing 777. This will complement its tw o existing daily departures with the gigantic Airbus A380. With the addition of two new weekly flights to Capetown this winter, Lufthansa will now operate a daily service to the South African metropolis.