Berlin airport opening delayed further

The opening of Berlin's new airport has been delayed yet again, until after 2014. The project, begun in 2006, was first expected to be completed in 2011, and has been delayed several times since, Reuters reported.

BERLIN (AP) -- The opening of Berlin's new airport, one of Germany's biggest infrastructure projects, may be postponed for a fourth time, officials said Monday, marking the latest delay in a project that has turned into an embarrassment for a country that prides itself on efficiency and punctuality....

Berlin's mayor says the planned opening of the city's €2.5 billion ($3.18 billion) new airport must be further delayed until spring of next year.

The opening of a new airport in Berlin will be delayed by up to three months due to safety concerns, officials said, angering airlines and handing another embarrassment to the German capital's prestigious project.

The opening of a new airport for Berlin is delayed yet again until 2014 at the earliest, the latest in a series of setbacks for the project.

Red-faced authorities said Tuesday they had delayed indefinitely the opening of Berlin's new main airport due to fire safety problems, in a shock move that angered politicians and the industry.Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport is designed to replace the region's current two hubs, Schoenefeld and Tegel -- a holdover from Germany's Cold War division -- and was to welcome its first flights on June 3.

The opening of Berlin's new airport is expected to be delayed until next year at the earliest, another embarrassing setback which could spark a snap election in the country's capital city.