Thousands to fly from Manchester to Munich for Oktoberfest

Manchester Airport is gearing up to serve more than 10,000 passengers who are set to fly from the North to Munich for its world-famous Oktoberfest celebrations.

The autumn festival, which has been celebrated in the Bavarian city for more than 200 years, began on Saturday 20^th September and continues until Sunday 5^th October.

Manchester Airport is the only airport in the north of England with direct flights to Munich, and thousands will be taking advantage of those connections to join revellers from across the globe for the festivities.

The 10,000 passengers set to travel in the next two weeks is a 25 per cent uplift on normal passenger numbers to Munich at this time of year, with Germany’s national airline, Lufthansa, operating daily flights to the city from Manchester Airport, alongside services from easyJet.

Stephen Turner, Chief Commercial Officer at Manchester Airport, said:

“We’re proud to connect the people of the North with the destinations they want to go to, and Munich is a popular city break destination year-round – but there’s no better time to visit than during Oktoberfest, and clearly thousands of people agree!

“It’s fantastic to be able to offer direct flights to Munich with two different airlines, and with flights departing every day, passengers have plenty of flexibility and choice when booking their trip.  

“There’s a real sense of excitement on Munich flights at this time of year and we are working with partners at easyJet and Lufthansa to ensure passengers’ Oktoberfest experiences gets off to a great start right here in Manchester.”