The capital’s new airport, Berlin Brandenburg (BER) will now open on 17 March 2013 after the opening scheduled for 3 June 2012 was postponed due to technical problems in the field of fire protection engineering.
The delayed opening will not have a foreseeable impact on the existing tourism and congress business. However, visitBerlin fears that it could have an adverse effect on future longhaul destinations. The postponement of the opening of BER could also lead to delays in airlines committing to new intercontinental routes which are of great importance to Berlin as a congress location. Until the opening of the new airport all flights will operate through the existing airports, Schönefeld and Tegel as before. The extended summer flight schedules of the three largest airlines airberlin, Deutsche Lufthansa and EasyJet are being maintained.
“The ten-month postponement of the opening date is surprising and annoying,” says Burkhard Kieker, CEO of visitBerlin. “It is now top priority to ensure that the airport is well prepared for the launch. We look forward to the opening of BER as it will greatly improve the accessibility of our city.
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