BerlinBrandenburgAirport is replacing both the Berlin Tegel and SchönefeldAirports which will close on 2nd June. The airport will start with a capacity of 27 million passengers per year which can be expanded to cater for as many as 45 million passengers.
This will provide Berlin with many new nonstop connections to destinations within Europe and also worldwide. Lufthansa, plans to increase the number of its nonstop flights from Berlin to 38 – including new direct routes to Birmingham, Manchester, Valencia, Bologna and Geneva. The new airport will provide airberlin with a new home. The airline will be offering around 70 nonstop flights and up to 9,500 departures per day, including five long haul connections to the USA and Asia.
The railway station is located directly under the terminal building. Using public transport, the journey to Berlin city-centre takes 30 minutes. As well as S-Bahn (tram) services every 10 minutes and regional train connections, Deutsche Bahn will be offering various long distance connections. Bus connections and a dedicated junction on the A113 Motorway guarantee rapid access.