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Langen, 6 March 2006 Smooth transfer of control Munich now also responsible for the airspace south of Berlin In the night from 4 to 5 March 2006, Munich control centre took over the responsibility for the airspace which up until then had been controlled by Berlin control centre. This transfer of responsibility went without a hitch and according to plan. Now Munich is responsible for a horizontal area stretching from the German-Polish border to Leipzig and Erfurt, right down to Nürnberg in south Germany. In vertical terms, Munich is responsible for the airspace in this area up to approximately 8,600 m above sea level. Sixty-nine Berlin air traffic controllers now work in shifts at the DFS control centre at Munich Airport to handle aircraft in this airspace, in which almost 325,000 aircraft movements were controlled in 2005. In Munich, a total of 420 employees are responsible for the airspace stretching from Leipzig to Bolzano (Italy), and from Stuttgart to the Austrian border near Passau. This transfer of control is part of a strategic plan developed and implemented by DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, which entails the reorganisation of the control centres and their airspaces. Contact person: Martin Köppl (Tel. +49 (0)89 9780-123) DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a State-owned company under private law and has 5,200 employees. DFS ensures the safe and punctual handling of flights. Staff coordinate around 10,000 aircraft movements in German airspace every day, and more than three million movements every year. With this large number of flights, Germany has the highest traffic volume in Europe. DFS operates control centres in Langen, Bremen, Karlsruhe and Munich. In addition, DFS is represented in the Eurocontrol Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and in the control towers of the 16 international German airports. DFS provides training and consultancy services around the world and develops and sells air traffic control, surveillance and navigation systems. The company's portfolio also comprises flight-relevant data, aeronautical publications and aeronautical information services. DFS has the following business units: Control Centre, Tower, Aeronautical Solutions and Aeronautical Information Management. 15/01/2009 PRINT

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