Berlin Airports
Filed Under (Berlin Airports) by mcleare on 09-10-2008
Tagged Under : Berlin Airports, Schoeneveld Airport car hire, tegel airport car hire
There are three airports in Berlin
• Tegel Airport Berlin
• Schoenefeld Airport Berlin
• Tempelhof Airport Berlin (due to close Oct 31st 2008)
By 2011 there will be just one airport in Berlin. Schoenefeld Airport will then be called Hauptstadt Airport Berlin Brandenburg International (BBI). It is thought that this airport will deal with up to 50 million passengers a year.
Schoeneveld Airport is made up of four terminals with Terminal A being the biggest. A lot of budget airlines use Terminal B while Terminal D is used by German Wings. The airport is located in Schönefeld in Brandenburg.
Tegel Airport caters for the majority of international visitors in Berlin. It is situated in Reinickendorf. Over 13 million passengers used the airport in 2007. It is due to close in 2012 and will amalgamate with Schoenefeld Airport.
Tempelhof Airport caters mainly for domestic flights and flights to neighboring countries. It is located in Tempelhof-Schöneberg. It is due to close on Oct 31st 2008.
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