{"id":16793,"date":"2020-09-27T13:52:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T11:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=16793"},"modified":"2022-06-08T10:00:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T08:00:55","slug":"berlin-brandenburg-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/berlin\/berlin-brandenburg-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"#BERtesten \u2013 testing the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It\u2019s the end of July 2020: After many, many years it is finally going to happen. The opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport BER in Germany\u2019s capital city in October 2020. I was part of a test run before the opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
I have to say that I am not necessarily a fan of the plan to close the Berlin Tegel Airport. I only live a 5-minute drive from the airport and was never inconvenienced by the noise. Or was I just very used to it? When flights were cancelled due to Corona I did notice a difference. I enjoyed how quiet it was and that birds of prey returned to our woodlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, shutting down Tegel Airport means that we will have to travel on public transport for over an hour through the entire city to get to the new airport. I can no longer walk home like I used to. Some might say that those are just luxury complaints and that they always have to travel for however long to the nearest airport from where they live. Sure. But we are used to it, we love it that way and would rather not have it more difficult in the future as it was just so easy for us before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n