A 7-Year-Old Airport Never Had a Flight for a Reason

The idea of building one large, modern airport that would handle most of the flights in Berlin was met with enthusiasm. This airport was supposed to become the third biggest airport in Germany, after Frankfurt and Munich. But the opening has been put off several times and is already almost 3,000 days overdue. Some people even believe that the new airport is doomed and will have to be torn down and rebuilt.

What could be so wrong with the airport that it would fail to open for so many years? Well, at the very last moment, the airport's opening is called off due to some mysterious "technical issues..."

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TIMESTAMPS:
Why would Berlin need a new airport at all? 0:33
Could it be cursed? 1:24
Why the airport's opening was called off 3:10
The roof might collapse 4:07
How to switch off these light bulbs? 5:20
The bankruptcy of the main tenant 5:44
The only day when the airport was functioning 7:26

#airports #brandenburg #aviation

SUMMARY:
- At first, the construction of the airport was supposed to cost about 2.2 billion dollars (2 billion euro), which really isn’t that much, speaking about airports. But no such luck! Today, the number has already reached a staggering 8.2 billion dollars (7.3 billion euro), and that's not even the final figure!
- The construction of the airport started in 2006, and the plan was to open the airport in the summer of 2012. However, the opening has been put off several times and is already almost 3,000 days overdue.
- One of the main problems (yep, there are lots!) is a fire-alarm system which turns out to be too complicated and, what’s worse - faulty!
- When the airport was testing their efficiency with all those volunteers, each check-in desk had to serve about 60 passengers per hour. Unfortunately, check-in staff only managed to handle half that number.
- There are serious structural problems with the ceiling. In short, the roof may actually collapse. That's probably because it's twice as heavy as its authorized weight.
- Nowadays, all 750 flight information displays have to be replaced since they’ve been working since the original opening date and have sadly reached their limit.
- It's located pretty far away from the city, and not all the passengers will be willing to make such a long journey to catch a short direct flight. It's true that some big international airports, let's say, Tokyo Narita Airport, are situated far from the cities they serve.

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[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

Hey there, BrightSiders, what’s your favorite part about airports?

[BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

TIMESTAMPS:
Why would Berlin need a new airport at all? 0:33
Could it be cursed? 1:24
Why the airport's opening was called off 3:10
The roof might collapse 4:07
How to switch off these light bulbs? 5:20
The bankruptcy of the main tenant 5:44
The only day when the airport was functioning 7:26

[BrainsApplied]

*I hope you guys have a better day than this airport!*

[jorgiep]

Omg, I been working construction for about 15 years I never heard of so many mistakes from gc, its understandable there gonna be mistakes from plumbing to electrical ., buy if they have wiring, structoral,ext they are a mess, who was the general contractor ? Who were the engineers ? How cheap was the gcs bid?

[Mintack_]

I just saw the title and thought about Berlin Airport. Im from Germany.

[idpro]

In Germany we wonder what will happen first. The BER Airport opens or Brexit will finally happen. My guess is we will colonize Mars before one those will happen.

[yudhabdg]

There's one in Indonesia, new but deserted due to lack of transportation support to bring people in and out the airport. The Kertajati International Airport, West Java, Indonesia. Check it out

[zuckersuchti]

This Airport became like a Meme and we sometimes joke that it will never be finished

[arabellahauser]

The greatest shame of Germany since WWII

[popey]

Hey if your scrolling through comments I wish that u will have a amazing day coming ahead! !💓💐💐

[Dienowxw]

That'll cost billions to repair. They should just tear it down and rebuild it from scratch with pre-prepared equipment

[thehawkeyesnest]

You forgot to mention stairs that go nowhere. Doors that end in a wall. And hallways that are so posed to go to the different parts of the airport ending in a dead end.

[temik]

The irony of this is that such a thing happened in Germany, where they strive to make things greater than perfection...

[guessmyname]

Dummkopf: "Germany makes the best cars, dictators, buildings etc"

Brandenburg Airport: 👀

[dilipgupta]

I know the airport, which remains untouched. No flight landed there even after it was constructed 20 years ago. This airport is located in India, place Khandwa (M.P).
The reason was that the runway are to short, security features are not working, No radar at control tower etc.

[Earl_Black]

I thought it said 7-Year old that never had a flight, here's why!

[MrLuigi-fpoy]

Before I even clicked the video I thought about Berlin airport . I’m living in Germany ^^

[oopsididitagainbut]

Me, a German: Hah, could be BER. Haha!

Also me: Uhm...

[juliancolditz]

😆 Hey,
I live in germany and we have a laugh, too.
It is a big joke. It is nearly a everyday topic. We get along with it. We can't do something about it.

[gadm]

I like this channel because the videos are cool and interesting