From the congested Berlin’s Tegel airport in the past year, so many people are traveling like never before. He is too small and outdated, which is why passengers and Luggage, jamming on a regular basis. With 22 million passengers, the previous record year of 2016 was exceeded by well-700.000, such as the operators of the German press Agency reported. The city centre, close to the airport has to hold longer because of the opening of the future capital airport BER in Schoenefeld, since 2011.
the growth trend of The capital city airports is unbroken, said Airport CEO Engelbert Lütke Daldrup. In 2017, the passenger had fallen numbers in Tegel, after Air Berlin had logged in as the largest local airline insolvency. Meanwhile, Easyjet, eurowings, Lauda motion and others have filled the gap.
Lütke Dadrup contradicted assumptions, the BER is not sufficient for the growing passenger numbers. The growth trend of the capital city airports is unbroken. “On the BER, we start with a capacity of 22 to 27 million passengers in the main terminal, and another 6 million in Terminal 2.”
airport corrected capacity after top
According to the Figures would fit into the new BER airport, more passengers than for many years adopted. Under the then airport chief Hartmut Mehdorn, the operators of 2014 had corrected the initial capacity of the main terminals of a year, 27 million passengers to 22 million. There was talk of a safety buffer.
should be in the main terminal now, but 27 million passengers is possible, reasonable Lütke Daldrup with improved workflows. Additional Luggage straps to increase the capacity later even to 30 million passengers. In addition, the former GDR-remains-Central airport in Berlin-Schönefeld, with 12.7 million passengers until the end of 2025 in operation – then another new Terminal should be ready. At the old schönefeld airport, the number of passengers declined slightly last year, from 12.9 to 12.7 million, so that the two Berlin airports recorded a total of 34.7 million passengers.
In the next year to finally check-in passengers at the scandal of the BER airport, Tegel closes, at the latest, a year and a half later. With nine years of delay, the billion-dollar Airport in the city of Berlin to open up edge in Schönefeld in October 2020, so the current schedule. However, he will remain a construction site. “The BER is a growing airport,” said Airport CEO Lütke Daldrup. “By 2040, we will create a gradual capacity for 55 million passengers a year.” The crucial steps for opening in 2020 but will need to be done this year. As reported, the time used up the buffer fast.
Lütke Daldrup: “a construction site”
Still working in the main terminal, such as the fire alarm equipment and cables for emergency power and security lighting. Unpleasant Surprises are not to be expected, had Lütke insured Daldrup last. But surely he can be when in the summer all the plants in the compound to be tested. In the autumn of the building to be displayed and then the completion.
the office usage, may begin next year, the six-month trial engine. Thousands of Volunteers will test the building and then – like once in 2011 and 2012. Due to construction defects, design errors and technical problems the opening was postponed again and again. Since the start of construction in 2006, the cost of 2 billion Euro grew to € 6.5 billion.
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According to Lütke Daldrups information grows meanwhile, the investors interest in surfaces on the BER. For the site to be advertised this year at real estate fairs. The airport chief assures: “We’ll see prior to the commissioning of many construction cranes.” (dpa)
