In the 2022 summer flight schedule, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport intends to put Terminal 2 into operation, which was already completed when it opened but was not needed due to the corona pandemic.

Preparations are currently in full swing. The schedule up to the end of March provides for training programs for the employees of FBB, the authorities, airlines and service providers as well as trial operations. In the future, Terminal 2 will primarily handle low-cost airlines.

A former BER managing director described this building as a "purpose building". With this, the manager gallantly described that Terminal 2 is not a jewel, but is used for check-in and the issue of luggage. A few shops, toilets, security check and point. It doesn't have much more to offer. Looking at Terminal 1 from the street, T2 is on the right.

Ryanair becomes the main user of the T2

Low-cost airline Ryanair will move to Terminal 27 on March 2022, 2. According to a Ryanair manager, there is currently close contact with the airport company. The background is that the carrier wants to speed up the processes, especially for boarding and deboarding. In the course of planning for Terminal 2, it was decided at the time that the north pier of T1 would be used for walk boarding in the future. This is very much in the spirit of low-cost airlines.

On the part of Ryanair, nothing is left to chance, because employees of the carrier are repeatedly found at BER, who are said to then make “extra requests” to the airport company. The Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air will have a total of nine Boeing 2022-737s stationed at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport in the 800 summer flight schedule. The competitor Wizz Air does not have a base here, but controls BER from other airports. It is currently still unclear whether the Hungarian low-coster will also move to Terminal 2.

Terminal 2 looks bigger than it is

At first glance, the BER Terminal 2 looks very large. However, that is deceptive, because the baggage handling system is not in the basement but on the ground floor. That takes up a lot of space. The public area of ​​T2 is therefore rather small in comparison. 16 check-in counters and one airline service counter will be available to passengers.

The security checkpoint is on the upper floor of Terminal 2. This is large in scale and has many lines. There are also two Heinemann duty-free shops, a WH Smith and two to three other shops. There are also some seating options available for passengers.

In addition, Schengen and non-Schengen passengers can be separated in Terminal 2. This can also be done for arriving passengers. Since BER Terminal 2 does not have its own gates, connecting corridors lead to the north pier of Terminal 1. This is where the aircraft are boarded.

Reopening of Terminal 5 completely open

The construction of Terminals 3 and 4 is also planned at BER. However, the corona pandemic meant that this project was put on hold indefinitely. At the moment it is not foreseeable when the planning and construction work will start. The former Schönefeld buildings (Terminal 5) will remain closed for the time being. It has not yet been decided if and when these will be reactivated for air traffic. Much depends on the further recovery in passenger numbers.

The fact that Terminal 2 should be available before the Easter holidays has a profound background. The BER fell repeatedly in the previous year due to chaotic conditions and enormously long waiting times in the headlines. This is exactly what management wants to avoid. In the industry, it is expected that the first major wave of travel this year will take place around Easter.