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Berlin's divided history means the city is currently served by three international airports; Tegel, Schonefeld and Tempelhof. Flights from the UK operate to either Tegel or Schonefeld.
Berlin Tegel airport is the busiest in the city, favoured by traditional network airlines such as British Airways and Lufthansa, and also by Germany's biggest budget airline, the aptly named Air Berlin. The scarcity of land in West Berlin during the post-war years meant Tegel was confined to a very tight area, hemmed in on all sides by residential areas. Tegel’s facilities are both congested and outdated, which make plans for a new facility on the site of the current Schonefeld Airport all the more welcome.
Most budget flights to Berlin operate into Schonefeld, which was the former East Berlin airport during the Communist era. The availability of cheap flights to Berlin has seen substantial growth in the last couple of years, fuelled initially by German domestic operators, and more recently by the rapid expansion of Easyjet, who have developed routes there from Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle and most recently Glasgow. With the rapid development that Berlin has experienced since reunification, Berlin is establishing itself as an increasingly popular city break destination. Compared to Amsterdam or Paris, Berlin, and Schonefeld in particular, has been much more no-frills airline friendly, with Ryanair's new cheap flights from Nottingham East Midlands to Berlin Schonefeld being another recent addition to the German capital's route network.
Despite all this growth, the airline business is a complex game, and even with Berlin's obvious stature as the capital of Europe's largest economy, the city is still a long way behind other German centres such as Munich and Frankfurt as an air transport hub.
Mini Guide to Berlin Any
Berlin 's failure to lure more of the no-frills airlines remains a continuing disappointment to us here at Flightmapping.
The German capital is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and vibrant cities in Europe, where striking modernity mixes with hulking symbols of Communism and rapidly gentrifying bohemian quarters.
The building boom that took over Berlin in the immediate aftermath of German reunification in the early 1990s is still in full swing, and although some of the new projects – Potsdamer Platz in particular – have not been met with universal approval, the raw energy of this immense work in progress gives this city a unique appeal.
The old divisions, both in a physical sense and on the psyche of the local population are still apparent today, over 15 years after the wall came crumbling down, but east and west Berlin are sure to come together next summer when the city's Olympic Stadium hosts the World Cup Final.
Berlin has a staggering array of world class museums, vast open parks and great shopping to lure visitors, whilst the nightlife is simply legendary.
Visiting Berlin at any time of year will be a rewarding experience, but it is worth noting that the winter months can be pretty grim unless you happen to be in town when a fresh blanket of snow has just fallen. The city comes alive during the warm summer months as everybody makes as much of the sun as possible.
Berlin boasts a huge range of accommodation from uniformly clean and tidy hostels to the latest design hotels. Unlike in most other European capitals, you will not need to break the bank to find a reasonable place to stay in Berlin .
Other useful Berlin Any travel websites
- Berlin Airports - Official Website
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