Berlin

It has become the laughing stock of public works projects across Europe and of the aviation industry in particular: Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport. Originally planned in the 1990s and scheduled to open in 2000, the airport’s new launch date has been pushed back, yet again, and set for October 2020. This setback follows years of missed […]

EasyJet is set to start operating from Tegel Airport, Berlin’s city airport, starting Jan. 5. The British low-cost-carrier announced nineteen routes it would begin operating from Tegel, including fifteen international and four domestic routes. In addition, 25 EasyJet aircraft will be stationed at Tegel, some of them coming from the now-defunct Air Berlin, as a […]

On Friday, the final Air Berlin flight departed Munich bound for Berlin. The airline had recently declared bankruptcy, causing them to cease operations. The final flight, Air Berlin 6210, was operated by an Airbus A320, departing Munich at 9:35 p.m. and arriving at Berlin’s Tegel airport just over an hour later at 10:45 p.m. Based […]

When ground was broken to begin construction of the new Willy Brandt Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) in 2006, it was a signal of intent for a city pushing to reinvent itself. Named after the Nobel Prize-winning former mayor of Berlin and scheduled for completion on October 30, 2011, it was to be a shining […]

Air Berlin operates the most flights out of Germany’s capital city, Berlin, and will have to move once the city’s new airport opens. However, Air Berlin Chief Thomas Winkelman stated that the airline would prefer to stay at Tegel International Airport, if the airport remains operational. In a statement, Winkelmann stated, “If Tegel remains open, […]