The future Berlin airport is now celebrated the topping-out ceremony for a new Terminal. How, please? And the TÜV has started a large-scale test of all systems. Henrik Böhme still remains skeptical.
Neither passengers nor aircraft are in sight at the airport ABOUT weeds sprouting long
Certainly the new airport of Berlin will be renamed again. Willy-Brandt-Airport-to-one (according to its own understanding) much more famous social-Democrats by the name of Klaus Wowereit. The time was the reigning mayor of Berlin, and was made famous by three sets: the first is: “I’m gay and that’s good.” Secondly: “Berlin is poor but sexy.” Thirdly, “I will build the airport to the end.”
For first, he deserves respect. For a second, a Smile. For thirdly, but you should tar him and feather. Because he wanted to bless in Berlin (and Brandenburg), with a new airport would have the fingers of and professionals rank, then the Airport would be first, already in operation, and, secondly, at a manageable cost framework remained, and thirdly, the Image of Berlin is dramatically less damaged.
Of escalators and smoke systems
If this airport is landed on the never been on a plane, anything, then it’s a shame that for political failure, for hush-hush, hanky-panky, for scapegoats, for waste. Above all, he must be a monument for eternity: Let’s never do something like that again, a politician! As Wowereit of Berlin, Germany, to ridicule give up. A how Wowereit Berlin laughs, maybe. But about the Fail-Airport and the whole world laughs in the meantime.
Henrik Böhme, DW-business editorial
First calculations date back to the last Millennium – okay 1995: That sounds positive. The opening was planned 2831 days, for the 30. October 2011. It is the first of six shifts of the appointment followed. For the second opening attempt on the 24. In may 2012, there were already 40.000 (!!!) Guests are loaded, and there are colleagues who already had Tickets for flights to BER on 3. As of June 2012, should land first aircraft. The cancellation came three weeks before.
The defects lists should be printed out on paper for a medium-sized German forest. All the other papers such as reports, consultant contracts and terminations, process files. And what were the deficiencies (and they are) – with the exception of the smoke extraction system (in the fold of “the Monster circles” are called, with all the misery began), Since some of the levels were escalators too short. Since rainwater from the facades in the Openings of the ventilation system float according to the wind direction. Because the wrong (not fire safe) anchors were installed. Tube and pipe fittings did not fit the Underfloor fuelling on the field together. Some stair railings, several feet were missing, there was no data connection to the fire brigade, and caution: more Than 1000 trees were incorrectly planted!
And Willy Brandt?
You might find this funny, but it’s just sad. This may have seen some politicians in his delusions of grandeur otherwise, because after all, it is only the taxpayers who have to pay the bill eventually: And which is a gigantic fail. Once 1.7 billion euros, the cost climbed now to 7.3 billion euros. As of right now. Opened is not yet.
It’s bound to be good, now with the new Terminal started. Would be funny if the is more finished than the Rest of the airport. The, should he will actually be opened in the coming year (bet, that?) would have to be directly placed under monument protection – with so much now obsolete technology, which is built in. After all: In the past year, already 750 monitors were replaced. The old things had geflimmert for six years just like that and had reached the end of their life time. Cost: half a Million euros. Who cares baby?
In addition, you should ask the descendants of Willy Brandt again, whether or not the airport should really be named after him. The old socialist has not really deserved.
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More than ten years of mishaps at the Berlin airportDiagnosis Verschieberitis
Opened supposed to be at 30. October 2011. It was nothing – also because a planning company went bankrupt. Five Times the opening has been postponed so far. The fire protection system did not work. Time freeze was because the roof threatened to collapse. Tens of thousands of building defects delayed the former Prestige of the project, Willy-Brandt-airport. By the end of 2020, it should be done by now.
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More than ten years of mishaps at the Berlin airportHigh Fire Danger
The biggest problem child, is fire protection. German fire protection rules apply as strictly. However, the defects in the Berlin airport are not justified by excessive bureaucracy: such As the ventilation system does not work at first right. A fault of the architects: they wanted to derive the smoke below the airport halls. It had to be laboriously repaired.
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More than ten years of mishaps at the Berlin airportA gigantic tangle of cables
In terms of safety is highly questionable, the many cables that were wild-laid on top of each other. Because the terminal extension, as the company more and more cables on the cable trays until they were eventually overcrowded. Heat, there is formed, but can be a fire hazard. As it turned out, had been laid much of the cable is completely haphazard and without consultation.
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More than ten years of mishaps at the Berlin airportTo short escalators
Who has just taken a TRANS-Atlantic flight, want to as quickly as possible and comfortable home. Unfortunately, that is but for all those who want to take the train: suitcase yourself drag. Because the escalators between the terminal and the underground airport train station are too short. It is missing a few steps. First of all, to little and to small baggage belts were planned.
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More than ten years of mishaps at the Berlin airportMore than 1000 trees planted in the wrong
Ups, then even still, a whopping 1036 trees were incorrectly planted. The reason: The officer gardener had ordered, according to media reports, the wrong varieties. “Without the winter Linden” from Germany it should be planted grafted from Holland but were. 600 wrong trees were ripped out. The blooms probably also the wild growth that spreads in the meantime.
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More than ten years of mishaps at the Berlin airportIncorrectly marked spaces
Almost one third of the 4,000 rooms was incorrectly marked. On the doors the wrong numbers, hung. The reason for this is again communication difficulties. It has been continuously rescheduled without anyone had a look at what exactly is changing. This would be dangerous, can end: Because even firefighters, police and paramedics need to have a reliable designated doors.
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More than ten years of mishaps at the Berlin airportCost Of Disaster
It is to be the metropolis an attractive Airport for a attractive world. Whether the call is to be saved, you will see. The planners have miscalculated thoroughly. The mega project will cost at least twice as much as originally estimated: The officially referred to costs for the airport have increased since the start of construction of two billion euros to 5.4 billion euros.
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More than ten years of mishaps at the Berlin airportKickbacks and false diplomas
Even still, The former technology chief of the airport should be around half a Million euros in bribes have been accepted. He was sentenced. It also turned out that the chief planner for the fire protection system no diploma was an engineer, but a draftsman. Critics see such Mistakes are the main cause of the BER debacle.
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More than ten years of mishaps at the Berlin airportThe Next one, please!
The person responsible is likely to be the Laughter passed. In three years, four airport managing Director, took your hat. As Hartmut Mehdorn (left), acknowledged before the chief post at the rail. The Berlin Senate to roll up the debacle in a Committee of inquiry: In the final report, the talk is of “collective reality loss”.