Why Berlin's 15 Year-Old Airport has Never Had a Flight

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[halfasinteresting]

If we use it, you'll get a free HAI t-shirt

[arabtrappers]

There was a german satire article about the BER (der Postillion) that stated „terrorist who planned to do a terror attack once the airport is finished died from old age“ 😂

[charliethechaplin]

This airport sounds like every group project I've ever been on

[Yannick]

update by a german citizen: it has opened a few days ago and it already rains trough the roof. also, the way you pronounce Schönefeld is hilarious.

[miamicutie-qhgk]

I live in Germany so I've been aware of this whole disaster since 2012, when I was barely 10. Going to the airport last year, actually seeing it with my own two eyes and taking a flight was the most surreal experience ever. It felt like seeing a celebrity or something

[hanswurst]

Germany is the only country which has a 1:1 scale model of an airport.
Its amazing, it should be promoted as a great tourist attraction.

[larsbredereke]

As a German I thought that every possible joke about this airport had already been made but you proved me wrong

[CityWhisperer]

Something to add, it emerged that in the winter of 2013, no one knew how to turn the terminal lights off, so they were left to burn day and night for weeks on end.

[HelloWorld-wfxc]

The airport actually opened today, October 31st 2020, in the middle of the second wave of the Coronavirus in Germany. This means, that due to the decline in air travel, the airport would actually be insolvent at arrival, if it wasn't for the additional millions the government is subsidising it with. I think we can all agree that this is the only proper way for this airport to enter business.

[rubymasta]

Don't you dare to make fun of our proudest project: The worlds first emission-free airport!

[TheHeavyshadow]

A smoke-detection and fire-preventing-system that is prone to catching fire. And then people say we have no sense of humor.

[justinblin]

Surprisingly, the airport seems to have opened on schedule in October 2020 and now serves as Berlin’s only airport

[tobi-toaster]

You forgot to tell us something about the train station beneath Terminal 1, this was ready to be opened on time, the only problem was that the escalators were to short, they ended like 6 meters before touching the platform😂

Edit: The BER is now open (finally after 9 years and 1 day of delay😂) and the train station is regularly served by 2 S-Bahn (suburban railway) lines, 3 regional train lines, the FEX (airport Express) and one Intercity (long haul train).

Fun fact:
There were daily S-Bahn trains to the BER the since planned opening in 2011, the reason is, that the DB (Deutsche Bahn/German Railway Company) did not wanted the tunnel to get moldy😂

Today, 9 years later, there is a S-Bahn every 10 minutes, so mold inside the tunnel is not a problem anymore😂

[xxmaxeixx]

The real question is: Where will people land first? On Berlin Airport or on Mars?

[the_godfather]

You forgot to mention that they kept the lights on this entire time because they weren‘t able to locate the switch

[cameroneridan]

update now that the airport's been operating for 2.5 years:

it's an alright airport. the outdated decor gives it a nice retro vibe. it's an upgrade over Schönefeld.

[nanakusuma]

Germany: after pending for years, we'll definitely open it on October 2020
Corona Virus: well, hello there

[felixw]

It´s probably faster and cheaper to find a working Airport and build Berlin next to it

[chimerathrawn]

Even here in Germany people poke fun of Berlin's disaster-airport. 😂
Did you know that there is a train going to the airport everyday just to make wind and keep the tunnels dry?

[crownfedora]

Sometimes I forget that this airport belongs to a country which has a massive reputation for the best luxury cars in the entire world.