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 of Berlin Schonefeld GmBH.

It is expected that the airport will handle forty five million passengers once it is completed. It will also offer a more green friendly airport for Berlin cutting down on the pollution caused by airport traffic spread out over the cities current airports.

“The commission decided to approve the measure because it is not prejudicial to the common interest as it is necessary and proportionate to reach objectives of (European Community) interest,” the commission said.

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