MASTERPLANNING Planning is now not just for one domain but for all of them at the same time 95,000M 2 : Total area of the new pier extension Being added to MUnich T1 approach is to plan with as much flexibility as possible to allow for late technology adoptions into the existing long-term infrastructure planning. “At the same time, the path to future digital services needs to be paved with basic services such as private 5G networks, computer vision platforms, integrated indoor and outdoor sensor landscapes, data governance frameworks and GNSS infrastructure for autonomous driving.” Munich Airport is currently working on its latest masterplan, which will address all three elements (digitalization, capacity and sustainability) across different time horizons – 2030, 2040, and 2050 and beyond. “The digitalization element will cover things like autonomous and remote-controlled solutions with a focus on airside, as well as robotic solutions,” explains Hagedorn. “It will also cover joint planning and decision-making using data-driven airport operations management, the digital passenger journey and customized passenger information. “In terms of capacity, the masterplan will cover terminal infrastructure and demand-oriented provisioning of passenger processing Lorenz Hagedorn, Munich Airport infrastructure, and aprons and taxiways, including provisioning of infrastructure and secondary areas such as GSE parking and staging areas,” Hagedorn continues. Meanwhile, the sustainability element will outline Munich Airport’s net zero 2035 strategy. “This means that by 2035 at the latest, we want Munich Airport’s operations to release zero CO 2 into the atmosphere,” explains Bertling. “Achieving net zero means reducing the emissions we can influence by at least 90%. The remaining 10% or less will be actively and permanently removed from the atmosphere through appropriate projects. To achieve net zero, we will focus on four areas: our energy supply, our airport technical facilities, our buildings and our vehicle fleet.” In their Passenger Terminal Conference presentation, Hagedorn and Bertling will discuss three key projects that each illustrate the airport’s approach to holistic aviation planning, including the development of remote passenger boarding bridges, video-based aircraft turnaround monitoring and the Terminal 1 expansion project, which includes a new pier and a central building complex for non-Schengen passengers, set to begin operations in spring 2026. The airport’s approach to holistic aviation planning has brought several benefits, as Bertling explains: “We have reduced siloed thinking and created new, exciting interdisciplinary skills profiles. We also profit from a better understanding of each other within traditionally different domains such as aviation, ecology, IT and capacity planning. “Planning is now not just for one domain but for all of them at the same time. This is paving the way for a more joint approach by eliminating the trade-off mentality that only one of the three parameters can be optimized.” APRIL 2025 www.PassengerTerminalToday.com Passenger Terminal World 55
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