Berlin Airport News January 2016

A history dating back to thousands of years ago, wonderful architecture and an exciting nightlife – the Bulgarian capital Sofia offers all this and much more. The Eastern European city will be even easier to reach from Berlin as of 27 March 2016, when the airline airberlin starts offering a new daily flight from Tegel to Sofia. The new flight will expand the codeshare service operated together with Bulgaria Air, offering travellers two flights per day to Bulgaria. airberlin is also expanding its flight offerings to Budapest, Gothenburg and Copenhagen. Also from 27 March 2016, the airline will be operating three instead of two daily flights to the Hungarian capital. In addition, as of 2 May 2016, airberlin is increasing frequencies from Berlin Tegel to Gothenburg and Copenhagen to four daily flights.

www.airberlin.com

Food manufacturer ‘auf die hand’ on Luisenstrasse in central Berlin recently opened a second concession at Tegel Airport. Travellers will now find ‘auf die hand’ not only in Terminal A (Gate 10/11), but also airside in Terminal C, offering fast and fresh food every day – as a healthy pre-flight snack or to take on the plane. ‘auf die hand’ also offers delicious coffee specialities as well as a fine selection of cakes, pastries, salads and desserts – all home-made and prepared with love by its team of cooks.

www.auf-die-hand.de

More and more coaches are connecting Schönefeld Airport to destinations both at home and abroad. Coach companies are offering numerous direct connections, especially for those travelling from Saxony and western Poland. Several companies are offering coach connections between the Polish city of Szczecin and Schönefeld Airport, for example. Direct connections are also available to Kołobrzeg, Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań, Wrocław and Katowice. Many cities in Saxony (e.g. Chemnitz, Dresden and Zwickau) are also very well connected to Schönefeld Airport’s ever-growing European route network thanks to the numerous connections offered by the coach companies.

All direct coach connections from SXF at a glance

Palaces, pomp and pelmeni: discover the diversity and charm of Russia! Russian airline S7 Airlines will launch a new connection from Berlin to Moscow on 27 March 2016, initially offering five weekly flights from Tegel to Moscow Domodedovo Airport. Until May 2016, flights will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. After that, daily connections will be offered to the Russian capital. S7 Airlines is Russia’s biggest domestic airline. It has been a member of the airline alliance oneworld since 2010. Moscow offers good connecting flights within the route network of the Commonwealth of Independent States. S7 Airlines is also a codeshare partner of airberlin.

www.s7.ru

Calling all nature lovers: Polish airline Sprint Air is launching a new connection from Berlin to the Polish holiday region of Masuria on 21 January 2016. Sprint Air is offering three weekly flights to Olsztyn-Mazury Airport, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Flights will depart from Tegel at 3.30 p.m. and land in Olsztyn-Mazury at 5.10 p.m. Return flights will leave Masuria at 8.30 a.m. and land in the German capital at 10.30 a.m. Once in Masuria, you can take a relaxing boat ride though the ‘land of a thousand lakes’. The sparsely populated region in North-East Poland is characterised by lots of forests, lakes and unspoilt rivers. Those looking for tranquillity are sure to find it here.

www.sprintair.eu

City breaks are all the rage. Those familiar with classics such as London, Paris and Rome may just find Sheffield in the north-east of England an interesting destination. Starting from 24 March 2016, British airline Flybe will be operating four weekly flights to the South Yorkshire city. Flybe flights will depart from Tegel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11.05 a.m., landing at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield at 12.05 p.m. local time. The Sunday flight will depart one hour later than the flights during the week. As a city with a long industrial history, Sheffield offers plenty of architecturally interesting buildings. Those wanting to discover the industrial history of the city should visit the outdoor Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet museum.

www.flybe.com

Thanks to its charming islands and beautiful towns, Lake Constance is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Germany. As of 15 February 2016, passengers will again be able to fly directly from Berlin to the popular lake in the four-country region. Belgian airline VLM is launching a new connection from Berlin Tegel to Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen. The route will be served by a morning and an evening flight from Monday through to Friday. Only one flight will be operated on Sundays. The airline is thus offering optimum flight times for both holidaymakers and, above all, business travellers. Established in 1993, VLM is a Belgian airline focused on serving regional routes. VLM promotes itself as a business airline, which is reflected in its pursuit of superior in-flight service.

www.flyvlm.com

From olives and capers through dates, couscous and lentils to argan oil and rose flower water. Those with a taste for Moroccan specialities should head down to the International Green Week exhibition. Morocco is partnering this year’s exhibition for the food, agricultural and horticultural industries. Inspired by the architecture of the imperial cities Marrakesh, Fez and Rabat, the Moroccan pavilion resembles a Medina. More than 1,500 other national and international exhibitors will appear alongside Morocco in the exhibition halls below the radio tower to present products and services typical of their country. A family favourite is the interactive farm, which offers a behind-the-scenes insight into modern-day farming.

www.grünewoche.de

Time for a breath of fresh air? Good old country air? A trip to Brandenburg’s Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve is ideal for soaking up the nature and recharging your batteries. How about a trip to the Schorfheide Wildlife Park, a stroll along the Werbellin Canal or a visit to the Schinkel Church in the town of Joachimsthal? The Schorfheide Wildlife Park is just under an hour’s drive from Berlin, near Groß Schönebeck. Here you can observe native species of wildlife on a wonderful stroll around the park. Those who love rambling will be in their element on the rambling path along the Werbellin Canal between the Askanierturn observation tower and Eichhorst, all the way to Rosenbeck. The Werbellin Canal is one of the oldest waterways in Germany.

www.schorfheide.de