MUC heavy snowfall Jan 4-6, 2019
Jan 10, 2019, 1:14 am
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According to the DWD App we got an additional 13 cm of snow since yesterday evening. Official snow height is 22 cm. When I did shovel the sidewalk and driveway at 7 a.m. this morning it felt like more than 13 cm of snow, so it looks like it won't be a smooth day for flying / travelling in general. Good luck to all those of you out there on the road and in the air today!
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Jan 10, 2019, 1:40 am
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Unfortunately, MUC's jet bridges are not designed to handle regional jets.
Jan 10, 2019, 1:43 am
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So, the CRJ that was supposed to take me to MUC isnt coming anywhere near GVA & I have been rebooked from LH F on the A380 to LX on the A333 (that is a first world downgrade for someone who likes caviar but not salmon 
).
If LH had cancelled 30 min earlier I would have had better alternatives, arriving earlier not later... oh well at least I have been rebooked and will get to my destination.
).If LH had cancelled 30 min earlier I would have had better alternatives, arriving earlier not later... oh well at least I have been rebooked and will get to my destination.
And at least you did not board and then your CRJ collapsed.
https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/panoram...story/13105765
(sorry, article in German only: CRJ got damaged by tow truck at BSL)
Jan 10, 2019, 5:02 am
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Jan 10, 2019, 5:19 am
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737s and 319/20/21s are no problem, just the smaller jets.
Some airlines operating 737s are just too cheap to pay for the finger gates, as apron positions are considerably cheaper, like it that the turnaround is faster.
Some airlines operating 737s are just too cheap to pay for the finger gates, as apron positions are considerably cheaper, like it that the turnaround is faster.
Jan 10, 2019, 8:22 am
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Although T2 could do with some regional gates, just like at say CPH. Ie a set of gates which are at ground level and the plane literally turns around on the spot.
Checking departure boards today, it seems like the cancellations are minimal, although some domestic flights are cancelled due to a strike of security officers.
Jan 10, 2019, 8:53 am
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Gate capacity in T2 & T2S is already full with the mainline and widebody arrivals, so only select Embraers which have connecting pax sometimes are allowed to dock.
Jan 10, 2019, 9:28 am
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This would have to be a new satellite terminal. I noticed CPH has these sort of gates for small aircraft last time I was there, although these were clearly Schengen gates.
Jan 10, 2019, 9:42 am
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No, E190/195/175 also dock at the main MUC T2 building using the same facilities. Its just the CRJ that are absolutely incompatible.
Jan 10, 2019, 12:22 pm
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I Dash 8s cant either and there are a few of those at MUC too. What I mean is a separate but connected satellite building that can handle aircraft not capable of using a jet bridge with parking spaces where the plane parks facing out with the aircraft door in line with the gate door so that its a quick dash inside. Quite a few airports have th3se kind of facilities nowadays for regional aircraft, including some big hubs. I imagine it could save airlines even more money as they wouldnt need the bus for example.
Jan 10, 2019, 12:26 pm
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)When were taxiing around remote stands, it seemed the were not using CRJ at all during this weather.
Jan 10, 2019, 12:32 pm
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Final update - OS112 was delayed over 1 hr on departure from MUC causing misconnect. Rebooked onto OS707 and finally arrived in PRG at 13:50. (About 30 mins after LH1690, first flight from MUC since yesterday. Oh well )
When were taxiing around remote stands, it seemed the were not using CRJ at all during this weather.
)When were taxiing around remote stands, it seemed the were not using CRJ at all during this weather.
Jan 10, 2019, 2:49 pm
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Got to MUC after 20h00 and I saw that DUS, CGN and LEJ were cancelled. There was quite a lot of snow today. I took the DB IC Bus from Zurich to Munich Hackerbrück today, and it was quite a tough drive due to the snow. We ran 2 hours late and there were delays to the airport S-Bahn too. Managed to get the time to take the lift to the top of the Rathaus and view Munich with the snow by night, worth doing. Also had time to enjoy the peace of the Frauenkirche.
Jan 10, 2019, 3:23 pm
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Got to MUC after 20h00 and I saw that DUS, CGN and LEJ were cancelled. There was quite a lot of snow today. I took the DB IC Bus from Zurich to Munich Hackerbrück today, and it was quite a tough drive due to the snow. We ran 2 hours late and there were delays to the airport S-Bahn too. Managed to get the time to take the lift to the top of the Rathaus and view Munich with the snow by night, worth doing. Also had time to enjoy the peace of the Frauenkirche.
The cancellations, however, were less weather and more strike-related.
Jan 12, 2019, 3:06 pm
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Right, fair enough. Then the Müncheners coped pretty well with the snow, because everything was running more or less on time. A few S-Bahn cancellations, a few minutes delay here and there. The DB bus back to Zurich ran like clockwork.