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 Many proclaimed that an era ended in Berlin when Tegel Airport ceased flights six months ago. Yet on Wednesday at midnight, operations are set to officially end. https://www.thelocal.de/20210504/berlin-tegel-to-officially-lose-its-airport-status-whats-next-for-the-former-flight-hub Tue, 04 May 2021 13:15:37 +0200 berlin-tegel-to-officially-lose-its-airport-status-whats-next-for-the-former-flight-hub Berlin's Tegel airport may be closed, but it's being reborn as a vaccination centre for use in December. https://www.thelocal.de/20201127/former-berlin-airport-gets-new-life-as-vaccination-centre Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:04:34 +0100 former-berlin-airport-gets-new-life-as-vaccination-centre 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Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:07:19 +0100 berlins-tegel-airport-closes-following-last-flight-to-paris Drab and outdated but beloved for its convenience and quirky hexagonal design, Berlin's Tegel airport will finally close for good on Sunday after more than 60 years.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 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 historic Tegel airport, slated for closure from mid-June, will be kept open for a few more months after all, its management said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200603/berlins-tegel-not-to-close-in-mid-june-as-planned Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:36:38 +0200 berlins-tegel-not-to-close-in-mid-june-as-planned 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 Public transport passengers in Berlin, including those travelling to airports, have been facing disruption on Monday during a full day strike by BVG staff. https://www.thelocal.de/20190401/in-images-disruption-as-public-transport-comes-to-standstill-in-strike Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:00:31 +0200 in-images-disruption-as-public-transport-comes-to-standstill-in-strike How long is a flight from Berlin’s Tegel airport in the north of the city, to the city’s Schönefeld airport in the south? https://www.thelocal.de/20180910/plane-flies-from-berlins-tegel-to-schnefeld-in-80-minute-round-trip Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:19:14 +0200 plane-flies-from-berlins-tegel-to-schnefeld-in-80-minute-round-trip A study has found that parking at top German airports can cost more than flying. https://www.thelocal.de/20180817/parking-at-some-german-airports-costs-more-than-flying Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:01:03 +0200 parking-at-some-german-airports-costs-more-than-flying Shocking to no one, Berlin has some of the most hated airports in the world. Germany as a whole, though, holds some of the top spots on a ranking of traveller’s favourite airports. https://www.thelocal.de/20180404/berlin-airports-ranked-as-some-of-the-worst-in-the-world Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:28:05 +0200 berlin-airports-ranked-as-some-of-the-worst-in-the-world A Eurowings flight from Berlin’s Tegel Airport to Cologne was delayed by an hour and a half on Monday morning after a bodyguard mistakenly fired his pistol during boarding. He was reportedly new in the job. https://www.thelocal.de/20170821/bodyguard-accidentally-shoots-gun-during-boarding-at-berlin-airport Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:20:50 +0200 bodyguard-accidentally-shoots-gun-during-boarding-at-berlin-airport Ground crews at airports in Berlin have reached a pay deal with employers after repeated strikes that have grounded flights in recent weeks, the two sides said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170328/berlin-ground-crew-reach-pay-deal-to-end-strikes Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:10:24 +0200 berlin-ground-crew-reach-pay-deal-to-end-strikes Thousands of Berliners are facing travel misery after ground crews at both the German capital's airports started striking early on Friday morning, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations. https://www.thelocal.de/20170310/hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-as-strike-starts-at-berlin-airports Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:16:45 +0100 hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-as-strike-starts-at-berlin-airports A Lufthansa flight scheduled to take off for Munich from Berlin’s Tegel airport was evacuated on Thursday after a "security tip-off". https://www.thelocal.de/20160708/plane-evacuated-after-security-threat-at-berlin-airport Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:12:08 +0200 plane-evacuated-after-security-threat-at-berlin-airport A worker was allowed access to secure areas of both of Berlin's airports for up to 10 months after authorities found out he had links to fundamentalist Islam, media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160518/known-salafist-allowed-to-work-at-berlin-airport Wed, 18 May 2016 16:49:57 +0200 known-salafist-allowed-to-work-at-berlin-airport UPDATED: Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Berlin on Tuesday night. Here's how the first moments of her three-day visit unfolded. https://www.thelocal.de/20150623/as-it-happened-queen-arrives-in-berlin Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:20:22 +0200 as-it-happened-queen-arrives-in-berlin Berlin's beleaguered BER airport, currently delayed four years past its original opening date, has a new boss in former Rolls Royce manager Karsten Mühlenfeld, it was announced at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20150223/ex-rolls-royce-exec-takes-over-ber-airport Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:35:53 +0100 ex-rolls-royce-exec-takes-over-ber-airport Berlin-Brandenburg Airport CEO Hartmut Mehdorn announced on Monday that he is stepping down from his position as soon as the airport authority finds his replacement. https://www.thelocal.de/20141215/ber-chief-makes-resignation-shocker-airport-tegel-mehdorn Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:41:00 +0100 ber-chief-makes-resignation-shocker-airport-tegel-mehdorn