Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), which was scheduled to open June 3, will postpone its opening to late summer due to technical issues concerning fire protection installations, it said in a statement.
Matthias Platzek, head of the Brandenburg government, told the daily Tagesspiegel that the opening is now planned for the second part of August.
The delay creates additional costs of €15 million ($19.5 million) per month. “A big opening ceremony (with 10,000 guests) will not happen anymore. We have no reason to celebrate,” he said.
The decision to delay the opening on fire safety issues preliminarily stops the move of air traffic from Schonefeld and Tegel to BER.
Reacting to the news, Germanwings said it will continue to operate from Schonefeld. Air Berlin expressed its disappointment. “We have to reschedule everything, which is a big logistical challenge and creates massive … additional costs,” CEO Hartmut Mehdorn said in a statement.
Article Source : ATW Daily News
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