Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Historical eventOctober 312020

Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.

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When
Saturday, October 31 20206 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2020.

Place: Schönefeld, Germany.

Type: commercial airport and greenfield airport.

What happened

History Plans for a new Berlin Airport A view of the apron of Berlin Schönefeld Airport (1990) Map showing the infrastructure of the Schönefeld area and the relationship between the new and old airports After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and following German reunification in 1990, Berlin once again became the German federal capital; leaders made plans to recognise the city's increased importance by constructing a large commercial airport. The existing airports — Tegel ,

Berlin Brandenburg Airport is an international airport in Schönefeld, just south of the German capital and state of Berlin, in the state of Brandenburg. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of the city centre and serves as a base for Condor, easyJet, Eurowings, Ryanair and Sundair. It mostly has flights to European metropolitan and leisure destinations as well as a number of intercontinental services.

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