Berlin Brandenburg Airport Nightmare Ends After A Nine-Year Delay

Credit: Guenter Wicker/Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH
When the new Berlin airport was originally planned to open in the spring of 2012, the world of aviation looked quite different, even discounting the coronavirus pandemic. Air Berlin had just joined the Oneworld alliance and celebrated the occasion in a large tent on the airport apron. It announced...
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