Saturday, 02/09/2017 09:12 (GMT+7)
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will open in June 2018 after six years delay.
(Source: vestnikkavkaza.net)
After nearly 15 years in the planning process, construction on Berlin-Brandenburg Airport began in 2006 with a scheduled opening date of 2011. After a half dozen delays, the opening has been delayed by at least six years.
The initial cost estimate of around EUR2 billion (USD2.1 billion) has soared to nearly EUR6.5 billion (USD7 million).
With almost 33 million passengers in 2016, Berlin is Germany’s third-largest airport location. In order to create the capacity required for the future, the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt was built.
Berlin mayor Michael Mueller and Karsten Muehlenfeld, head of operator Flughafengesellschaft Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, last month ruled out that the airport, dubbed BER, will be opened this year.
“All participants are urged, verbally and in written form, to push for a swift completion of BER,” a spokesman for the operator said by email, declining further comment./.
Compiled by BTA