Airports
Berlin's New Airport Opens after Years of Delays
Nearly a decade after it was initially slated to open, Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport (BER) finally made its operational debut on Saturday.
A320neos from Lufthansa and easyJet get water salutes as the first aircraft arrivals at Berlin's new Brandenburg Airport which opened on an overcast Oct. 31, nine years delayed, and billions over budget. (Photo: Flughhafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH)
A320neos from Lufthansa and easyJet get water salutes as the first aircraft arrivals at Berlin's new Brandenburg Airport which opened on an overcast Oct. 31, nine years delayed, and billions over budget. (Photo: Flughhafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH)

Nearly a decade after it was initially slated to open, Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport (BER) finally made its operational debut on Saturday with the landing of its first two aircraft. A subdued opening ceremony attended by the CEOs of easyJet and Lufthansa; Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, the head of airport operator Flughhafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH; and government officials, was held in Terminal 1. The first departure from the airport, an easyJet flight to London Gatwick, took place the following day.