Why is Berlin such an international flight provincial backwater? For a major European capital city, Berlin has very few international nonstop flights. Long-haul flights to and from other continents are a rarity in Berlin, Germany's largest city by far. (The Berlin...
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A Tale of Two Airports: From TXL to BER
Berlin Gets a (Fairly) New Airport It finally happened on the last day of October 2020 (Halloween!). It was a long wait, but despite scandals, false starts, huge budget overruns, and a major black mark against vaunted German efficiency, Berlin Brandenburg Airport...
Flying the German Way: Landing Applause
When, if ever, is the "landing clap" justified? As I write this I'm on a cruise ship just off the Pacific coast of Mexico. That's a bit ironic because (a) there are about a hundred German tourists on board our Mexico-bound vessel, and (b) I'm writing about flying and...
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