Tegel Airport in Berlin is finally closing. A brand new airport, Berlin Brandenburg International Airport is being built on the outskirts of Berlin. The idea of this new airport displaced and replaced first Tempelhof airport, known for the Luftbrücke. “During the Berlin blockade from June 1948 to May 1949, Tempelhof Airport becomes the take-off and landing site for the ‘raisin bombers’ which assures the provision of vital supplies for the people in West Berlin and drops sweets, sometimes borne by handmade parachutes, to the delight of the children.” [1] Tempelhof was permanently closed in 2008 and turned into a park. Now it’s Tegel Airport’s turn. “Slightly more than a month after the start of the Berlin blockade, the French occupied forces agree to the construction of a new airport in their sector, which is to help the Berlin Airlift. In a record time of only 90 days an airport is built on the former military training site; it has a runway of 2428 metres, which at the tim
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