Berlin Airport News September 2015

If your children are keen to run around and play before departure, you can visit the new play area at Tegel Airport. The children’s play area has just opened in Terminal C1, past the security checkpoint. Here, children can explore the colourful world of the airport and thus make waiting for departure fly by. The new service is particularly ideal for families waiting for their connecting flights. For those wanting to know more about the fascinating world of aircraft operations, we recommend our Visitor Terrace. Here, you can watch the aircraft during ground handling as well as take-off and landing. The Visitor Terrace in TXL is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. up until 25 October 2015.

Forgot something important for your trip? No problem! In the new Quicker’s convenience store at Schönefeld Airport you will find everything you need before departure – from coffee to a toothbrush. You’ll also find something to quench your thirst and quell those hunger pangs. In the Quicker’s store you can buy fresh sandwiches, snacks and cold drinks. Quicker’s also offers a good selection of gifts, drugstore items and travel essentials. The new store can be found airside in Terminal A and is open daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. A second Quicker’s store is set to open in another part of the terminal in autumn 2015.

Look forward to better service in Schönefeld: over the next few months, Terminal C will be equipped with an additional three security checkpoints. If you have already checked in online in advance and are only travelling with hand luggage, you will soon be able to quickly reach your departure gate. An additional area will be created in Terminal D with passport controls and shopping opportunities for Non-Schengen passengers. The waiting areas in Schönefeld’s Terminal A are also set to be expanded. In light of Ryanair’s plans for expansion and new base, millions more passengers will be able to depart from Berlin Schönefeld Airport.

Flying on holiday from Berlin and still haven’t found the right shoes for your travels? Check out the newly opened store of Swiss brand Navyboot in the main hall of Tegel. The Tegel Boulevard store is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. In addition to high-quality women’s and men’s shoes, Navyboot also offers elegant bags and accessories. Navyboot was established in Zurich in 1991 and has stores in Switzerland, Germany and China.

www.navyboot.com

Want to swap those grey November days for blue skies and sun? Then head for the sunshine state of Florida. Starting from 5 November 2015, airberlin will be offering two weekly non-stop flights – every Thursday and Saturday – from Tegel to Miami. Flights will depart at 9.20 a.m. and land in Miami at 2.15 p.m. local time. Return flights will depart at 4.15 p.m. local time, arriving in Berlin Tegel at 7.25 a.m. Since the US state lies on the same latitude as North Africa, the weather is mostly warm and tropical. Azure-blue waters, plenty of sunshine, heavenly beaches and a 3,000-km-long coastline make Florida the ideal travel destination – especially during the winter months. And if you’re not one to spend your days lazing around on the beach, explore Florida’s fascinating world of flora and fauna.

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Starting on 5 November 2015, the airline SunExpress will be operating flights for tour operator FRI Touristik from Berlin to Ras al-Khaimah. The new addition to the flight schedule will depart from Tegel every Thursday. The flight time is approx. six hours. Where are you travelling to? Ras al-Khaimah? Not exactly a destination that rolls off the tongue, but one of the seven United Arab Emirates. It boasts exclusive hotels, fine sandy beaches and turquoise waters. A holiday destination that invites you to leave the stress of everyday life behind and simply enjoy the sunny East! You can take a trip from Ras al-Khaimah to the mega metropolis of Dubai and the surrounding area or into the desert.

www.fti.de/urlaubsangebote/urlaub-ras-al-khaimah.html

Since 3 September 2015, Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has been offering five new daily connections between Berlin Schönefeld and Cologne Bonn Airport. The new route marks the only domestic connection currently being offered by Ryanair in Germany. On 27 October 2015, Ryanair will also be opening a new base at Schönefeld Airport and increasing its flight offerings to 24 destinations. Cologne has over one million inhabitants, making it the biggest city in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its Roman past is ever present between the town hall, cathedral and Rhine. Those who dig deep will come across Roman remains: remnants of the wall, coins and decorative mosaics. Be sure to visit Cologne Cathedral, which was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1996 and is the world’s third-tallest church building at 157.38 metres high.

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Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau is always worth visiting. Even more so up until 10 January 2016, with the presentation of the exhibition ‘From Hockney to Holbein. The Würth Collection in Berlin.’ The Würth Collection is one of the largest private collections in Europe, containing 16,800 works of art. 400 of these works of art can be admired in Berlin. Among the works on display are David Hockney’s season cycle, sculptures by artists from Eduardo Chillida to Henry Moore, masterpieces of classical modernism from artists such as Pablo Picasso and Edvard Munch, as well as a selection of the Old Masters from the 16th century. Look forward to a varied autumn of art.

www.berlinerfestspiele.de

Less than half an hour’s drive from Berlin is one of the most significant baroque buildings in the State of Brandenburg: Oranienburg Palace. It was built in 1651 for Princess Louise Henriette of Orange, the wife of the Great Elector, as a country home and is thus the oldest baroque palace in the State of Brandenburg. King Frederick I elaborately expanded and embellished the palace in memory of his mother Louise Henriette. Even today, it is clear why it was considered one of the finest palaces amongst the Prussian residences. The building with its white facades is a true gem. Take a stroll through the wonderful palace gardens or visit one of the palace’s two museums: the Palace Museum and the Oberhavel District Museum.

www.spsg.de