October 2020 – until then, the BER is to be opened. Transport Minister, Scheuer now feared a renewed delay and puts the operating company under pressure. Problems with the fire protection system, preparing, apparently, more.

Federal transport Minister Andreas Scheuer fears of further delays in the construction of the new capital city airport, and requires the Airport company to rapidly clear statements on how to proceed.

In a letter to Airport CEO Engelbert Lütke Daldrup Scheuer writes that “uncertainties with regard to the timely opening of the BER airport in October 2020” had also been in a Supervisory Board meeting in mid-may, “not completely” eliminated. The Letter is available to the news Agency dpa. Previously, the Newspapers of the Funke media group had reported about it.