Munich
Franz Josef Strauss Airport
is located 28 km northeast of Munich,
Germany, and is a hub for Lufthansa
and Star Alliance partner
airlines. It lies in direct closeness
to the old city of Freising and
is named in recall of politician
Franz Josef Strauss. The airport
is located on the territory of three
different municipalities: Oberding,
Hallbergmoos and Marzling.
Munich Airport
is the second busiest airport
in Germany in terms of passenger
traffic, at the rear Frankfurt
International Airport,
and the 28th busiest airport in
the world. In 2007, it was named
the Best Airport in Europe
and fourth-best in the world by
Skytrax, the air transport investigate
company. The Munich Airport
Centre is a shopping, business
and pastime area that connects the
two terminals.
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