MUNICH AIRPORT is getting ready for the opening of the new Terminal 2 on 29 June 2003 in very serious style. To pave the way for the upcoming launch of the dedicated Lufthansa operation, all handling facilities ” baggage equipment, computer systems, check-in desk, escalators, people movers and other technology, will undergo several months of test starting immediately. The airport is recruiting volunteers who will test the facilities every Tuesday and Wednesday from now until the terminal opens. Terminal 2 will be linked to the Munich Airport Centre (MAC), with the direct pedestrian route to the S-Bahn rail station leading through the MAC's roofed-in forum. The two-level design will place arrivals and departures above one another on the land side, while the airside of the terminal will separate ”Schengen” and ”non-Schengen” flights ” i.e. flights with and without passport checks. http://www.munich-airport.de