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"There will be an unrestricted (festival), which will hopefully
give a lot of people a lot of pleasure," Reiter told a news
conference, adding that he had instructed the festival's
management to go ahead "without delay and without restrictions."
The Oktoberfest is due to be held from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3.
Reiter, who said he did not come to his decision lightly due to
the pandemic as well as the war in Ukraine, added that there
remained the possibility the Oktoberfest could be cancelled if
government officials reinstate pandemic measures.
"I hope that the situation will not come to a head in the
autumn," he said.
The Oktoberfest usually attracts around 6 million visitors to
Munich a year, with many travelling from abroad. Revellers sit
at long communal tables to swig beer, eat sausages, pretzel or
pork knuckle, and listen to oompah bands.
(Reporting by Reuters TVWriting by Paul CarrelEditing by Miranda
Murray)
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