Originally Posted by BAHumbug
Munich (whilst a nice airport) doesn't have the sheer scale of LHR so logistically I imagine this was much easier for them to achieve.
HKG moved overnight from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok. And we're talking about something in the order of a new location 20 miles away, not just at the other end of the airfield.
And, for that matter, next week virtually all of BKK is moving overnight to the new S. airport. (It's going to take years for me to learn how to spell its name.)