Work started today on a multi-billion Euro project for Berlin, the development of Airport Schönefeld into Berlin-Brandenburg International (BBI).
But aside from the mayor, who ceremoniously dug the first sod of earth today, everyone seems pretty unhappy about the new airport. From "environmentally-conscious" locals who are worried about losing their sleep, to low-cost airlines who fear that they won't be able to afford to land at the new centralised airport, opinion on the ground seems muted. Many locals believe that one of the city's other more centrally-located airports, Tempelhof or Tegel, should have taken over the main airport role.
It's taken 14 years for the new airport to get off the ground, but with the decision now official, here's hoping that the construction can progress a little faster than usual Berlin standards. Currently the project is scheduled to finish in 2011. al
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