Berlin Continues Fight to Keep Knut

Filed Under (Berlin Zoo) by mcleare on 25-05-2009

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A recent court case in Berlin saw the judge telling two rival zoos that they must sort the ownership of Knut the polar bear out between themselves. Knut has been a huge tourism draw for Berlin over the years making the zoo a lot of money as well as the local economy.
Knut was born at [...]

Air Berlin Announce Israel Route

Filed Under (Air Berlin) by mcleare on 21-05-2009

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An announcement on Wednesday May 20th from Air Berlin stated that the airline will be begin flights from Germany to Israel on July 7th. The 2nd largest airline in Germany after Lufthansa will run two direct flights from Berlin to Tel Aviv.
Those who wish will then be able to connect to other German cities from [...]

New Berlin Airport gets Green Light from EU

Filed Under (Berlin Airports) by mcleare on 18-05-2009

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The construction of Berlin Brandenburg International Airport received a boost last week with the news that the European Commission will not stand in the way regarding finance.
The cost of the airport is estimated at three point six billion euro. Almost two and a half billion of the cost is been supplied by the public shareholders [...]

Berlin Pays Tribute to Pilots

Filed Under (Berlin) by mcleare on 14-05-2009

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British, French and American pilots arrived in Berlin this week to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the ending of the Soviet blockade in the western area and the Airlift that saved the city.
Mayor Klaus Wowereit expressed thank on behalf of all Berlin to the attending pilots. Many of the invited guests are now in their [...]

Car Hire Excess Insurance Berlin

Filed Under (Car Hire Excess Insurance Berlin) by mcleare on 13-05-2009

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Have you ever been shocked by insurance charges at car hire desks? You think you have grabbed a great bargain only to get to the car hire desk and find out you are liable for all kinds of damages unless you take out an overpriced insurance policy.
Thankfully it does not have to be that way [...]