Berlin-Brandenburg Airport counted around 51.000 travelers in one day for the first time on Friday. The number of passengers is thus well below the figures for summer travel in 2019 with up to 120.000 passengers on peak days. Last year, however, only around 30.000 passengers were counted on the main travel days.

More than 60 airlines are currently heading for destinations in around 50 countries. Destinations in the Mediterranean region such as Spain, Turkey, Greece and Italy are particularly popular at the moment. For the first time this summer, there will be flights from Berlin to Thira on Santorini, Tivat in Montenegro and Zakinthos Island. BER Play (Reykjavik) and Sky Alps (Bozen) welcomed the new airlines.

Starting in August, Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, will be flying three times a week from BER Airport via Athens to Singapore. Norwegian Airlines is also increasing its flights to Scandinavia.

“The positive trend of the last few weeks continues during the holidays. At our airport there is a holiday mood, we can feel the anticipation of our passengers for beaches, culture and encounters, especially in areas of the Mediterranean region. We are pleased that our new Terminal 1 has proven itself well even with increasing traffic and that we can look after our guests optimally. Now it is important to keep the corona development under control so that the desire to travel will continue beyond the summer ”, says BER boss Engelbert Lütke Daldrup.