Whatever Happened to Berlin's Ghost Airport?

Nov. 6, 2018

Dozens of gates are ready for aeroplanes to pull in. Information screens display simulated real-time flight information. Gleaming terminals stand waiting for passengers to walk through them.

Berlin’s Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe, except for one big problem: more than seven years after it was originally supposed to open, it still stands empty. There are no passengers using it.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20181030-what-happened-to-berlins-ghost-airport

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