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Munich Airport Terminal 2 Satellite: Airport expansion under ongoing operations
Journal of Airport Management,
10
(2),
118-130
(2016)
Abstract
Airports need to match their available infrastructure to the world’s growing civil aviation sector. Most cities do not have the option of planning and constructing a new airport from scratch. Thus airport infrastructure is often extended under ongoing operations. At Munich Airport the Terminal 2 Satellite Building, a midfield terminal functioning as an expansion of the existing Terminal 2, will go into operation in April 2016, giving the airport capacity for an additional 11 million passengers per year. The construction of the Satellite building related to the subjects of building high-quality terminal infrastructure, building terminal infrastructure under ongoing operations and building terminal infrastructure with a high level of sustainability. This paper aims to give insights on these three topics. Challenges encountered during the construction are outlined, as well as the counteractions that were taken at Munich Airport. The general facts and figures of the building and additional information about specific components relevant in terms of the Satellite building’s sustainability are included. The steps taken in planning and construction of the Satellite give a perspective on other big infrastructural projects at Munich Airport and show that all challenges can be overcome with precise planning and strong organisational structures.
Keywords: Munich Airport; MUC; Munich Airport Terminal 2; Munich Airport expansion; midfield terminal; Terminal 2 Satellite; Terminal 2 Company; Joint Venture Lufthansa and Munich Airport; Lufthansa
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Author's Biography
Philipp Ahrens has 19 years of experience in airport management in the fields of passenger and terminal management, ground-handling management, consulting, acquisition of international projects and traffic operations management at Munich Airport. He worked for the trade association ACI (Airport Council International) EUROPE in Brussels for four years (2008–2012). Philipp holds an LLB in European law from the University of West London, as well as an aviation MBA from the Danube University Krems, Austria. Since July 2012, Philipp has been the airport’s director in charge of the Satellite Project within the Terminal 2 management company.
Matthias Stein has 20 years of experience in the airline business field of hub management. After various consulting and business process re-engineering projects, Matthias took charge of hub control centre development in the Joint Venture Project MUC Terminal 2. Matthias is a graduate engineer in aviation and aerospace at the Technical University of Munich. Matthias has been the Lufthansa director in charge of the new Satellite Project at Munich Airport’s Terminal 2 within the Terminal 2 management company since April 2008. The Terminal 2 management company is a joint venture between Munich Airport and Deutsche Lufthansa who co-finance this €653m project. The Satellite building will increase Terminal 2’s capacity by 11 million passengers and 27 additional contact stands.
