https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Now operating as a terminal in the new BER airport, the former Schönefeld airport is set to stop operations in March 2021 in a bid to cut costs. https://www.thelocal.de/20201123/berlin-schnefeld-airport-to-fully-close-in-march-2021 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:57:44 +0100 berlin-schnefeld-airport-to-fully-close-in-march-2021 Berlin's beloved Cold War-era Tegel airport finally closed its doors Sunday after a last flight took off, one week after a much-delayed replacement hub opened on the other side of the German capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20201108/berlins-tegel-airport-closes-following-last-flight-to-paris Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:07:19 +0100 berlins-tegel-airport-closes-following-last-flight-to-paris Drab and outdated but beloved for its convenience and quirky hexagonal design, Berlin's Tegel airport will finally close for good on Sunday after more than 60 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20201105/take-a-bow-tegel-five-things-about-stalwart-berlin-airport Thu, 05 Nov 2020 09:55:52 +0100 take-a-bow-tegel-five-things-about-stalwart-berlin-airport Technical problems and disorganisation are commonly cited reasons why the Berlin Brandenburg (BER) airport didn't open as planned nine years ago. But the story goes a little deeper than that. https://www.thelocal.de/20201030/the-real-story-behind-why-berlin-ber-airport-took-nine-years-to-open Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:56:11 +0100 the-real-story-behind-why-berlin-ber-airport-took-nine-years-to-open After several years of delays, the new BER airport is finally opening on Saturday October 31st. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.de/20201030/what-you-need-to-know-about-berlins-cursed-new-airport Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:17:12 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-berlins-cursed-new-airport Nine years late and eye-wateringly over budget, the Berlin region's new international airport will finally open on Saturday – in the middle of a global pandemic that has crippled air travel. https://www.thelocal.de/20201028/berlins-ill-fated-new-airport-finally-ready-for-take-off-after-long-delay Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:03:48 +0100 berlins-ill-fated-new-airport-finally-ready-for-take-off-after-long-delay On November 8th, a plane will take off from Tegel for the final time. Could this finally be the end of the line for the 60-year-old airport? Not quite. New plans are in the works to regenerate the area. https://www.thelocal.de/20201012/whats-next-for-berlins-tegel-airport-when-it-closes-in-november Mon, 12 Oct 2020 10:55:56 +0200 whats-next-for-berlins-tegel-airport-when-it-closes-in-november Berlin's new international airport can open next month after an embarrassing nine-year delay despite the coronavirus pandemic taking a big bite out of air travel, its chief manager said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200929/berlin-airport-to-open-after-a-nine-year-delay Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:14:17 +0200 berlin-airport-to-open-after-a-nine-year-delay Berlin’s long-delayed BER airport is set to go bankrupt by the end of October 2020 unless it receives a cash injection of €300 million, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.de/20200907/berlin-airport-bankrupt-by-october-without-300-million-cash-injection Mon, 07 Sep 2020 18:43:54 +0200 berlin-airport-bankrupt-by-october-without-300-million-cash-injection Berlin's long-awaited BER airport is set to finally open in October. We spoke to one of the volunteers who tested out the airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20200904/ready-for-take-off-inside-berlins-long-delayed-ber-airport-before-it-opens Fri, 04 Sep 2020 18:10:23 +0200 ready-for-take-off-inside-berlins-long-delayed-ber-airport-before-it-opens The inner-city Berlin airport Tegel will close temporarily in mid-June, it was announced on Wednesday, a decision which could later be made permanent. https://www.thelocal.de/20200520/berlins-tegel-airport-to-close-in-mid-june-due-to-collapse-in-passenger-numbers Wed, 20 May 2020 12:22:22 +0200 berlins-tegel-airport-to-close-in-mid-june-due-to-collapse-in-passenger-numbers Well, it's still on track to happen: the long-delayed opening of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) will go ahead as planned in October 2020, say bosses. https://www.thelocal.de/20200421/no-risks-ahead-of-berlin-brandenburg-ber-airport-opening-in-october-2020 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:01:19 +0200 no-risks-ahead-of-berlin-brandenburg-ber-airport-opening-in-october-2020 The long-delayed new international BER Airport is set to open, nine years late. https://www.thelocal.de/20191129/berlins-ber-airport-to-finally-open-in-october-next-year Fri, 29 Nov 2019 16:06:43 +0100 berlins-ber-airport-to-finally-open-in-october-next-year The little known tragedy of the 1969 rumoured Rolling Stones concert captures both the East Germans’ determination for freedom of expression, and the horrors of life under the Stasi. https://www.thelocal.de/20190912/rolling-stones-concert-east-germany Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:41:59 +0200 rolling-stones-concert-east-germany After several years of delays, the controversial Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER) will open next fall following a last series technical tests, said its CEO Lütke Daldrup. https://www.thelocal.de/20190729/ber-on-track-to-open-in-october-2020 Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:39:11 +0200 ber-on-track-to-open-in-october-2020 The capital's long-awaited BER airport is far from finished, but boss Lütke Daldrup is already planning an expansion - in time for the opening in 2020. https://www.thelocal.de/20180502/controversal-ber-airport-to-build-additional-terminal-before-grand-opening Wed, 02 May 2018 18:39:33 +0200 controversal-ber-airport-to-build-additional-terminal-before-grand-opening Thousands of people around Berlin's central railway station were evacuated on Friday to allow disposal experts to defuse an unexploded World War II explosive unearthed on a building site. https://www.thelocal.de/20180420/police-give-all-clear-after-wwii-bomb-defused-at-berlin-main-station Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:52:08 +0200 police-give-all-clear-after-wwii-bomb-defused-at-berlin-main-station Planners at Berlin’s BER airport have confirmed that they are getting rid of 750 monitors which have reached the end of their life cycles. Despite never being used, the monitors always had electricity running through them. https://www.thelocal.de/20180316/monitors-at-berlin-airport-to-be-replaced-for-half-a-million-euros-before-ever-being-used Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:41:23 +0100 monitors-at-berlin-airport-to-be-replaced-for-half-a-million-euros-before-ever-being-used The state company behind Berlin’s long-delayed international airport needs a further €770 million in order to finish the job, broadcaster RBB reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180223/costs-of-finishing-berlins-disaster-airport-to-swell-to-over-7-billion Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:20:45 +0100 costs-of-finishing-berlins-disaster-airport-to-swell-to-over-7-billion It is 2,000 days and counting since Berlin's BER airport failed to open and once again progress has been delayed by the identification of faults in the safety systems. https://www.thelocal.de/20171124/fundamental-faults-identified-in-over-half-of-emergency-systems-at-ber-airport Fri, 24 Nov 2017 13:13:21 +0100 fundamental-faults-identified-in-over-half-of-emergency-systems-at-ber-airport