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Planning Papers Put BER Government Terminal at €1.7 Billion, Up to €2.5 Billion

Planners now require roughly 60 hectares to support the Bundeswehr’s relocation to Berlin plus a larger government fleet.

Overview

  • Internal documents from the Federal Real Estate Agency reported by Bild detail the sharply higher estimates for converting the secure area at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
  • The larger footprint would add hangars, aircraft stands, and new facilities for staff, security, and operations.
  • The infrastructure plan aligns with a full move of the Bundeswehr flight readiness from Cologne to Berlin targeted for 2038.
  • An interim terminal costing €70 million has handled government departures and state guest arrivals for about five years.
  • Taxpayers’ Association president Reiner Holznagel condemned the project as a prestige overreach and called for the planning to be halted.