Berlin Brandenburg Airport finally opens


BERLIN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The landing of a Qatar Airways flight from Doha on Wednesday morning local time marked the formal opening of the southern runway of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER).

The second runway is of "particular importance" because its terminal offers "appropriate flight operation areas to welcome long-haul connections on a larger scale," said Engelbert Luetke Daldrup, chief executive officer (CEO) of airport operator Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) in a statement.

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