airberlin CEO Hartmut Mehdorn comments on the further postponement of the opening of BER Airport:

“We are still looking forward to our new home base at BER and we are fully committed to the airport. As the market leader here in the capital, we want to consolidate our position, to grow steadily and further strengthen our hub with international long-haul routes. It is regrettable that, following this decision, we will have to spend another summer season at Tegel. We were hoping that we would be spared this, particularly for the sake of our passengers. Tegel is already operating at maximum capacity and can hardly support further growth. Unfortunately, at Tegel, we are not always able to offer our passengers the quality of service they are accustomed to receiving from us. We will, however, continue to do everything possible to minimise the impact on our passengers. Until now, through the enormous effort we have made, we have managed this reasonably well. Our additional service staff will continue to be available to assist our passengers at Tegel and ensure that operations run as smoothly as possible.”

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