Germany: Berlin Brandenburg Airport continues to see uptick in passenger traffic

Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Germany has continued to see a rise in passenger traffic, with the figure standing at 1.43m in August 2021. This was much higher than a year ago, which saw nearly 830,000 passengers at the Schönefeld and Tegel airports, as pandemic-related travel curbs hit the aviation sector and around 180,000 more than the holiday month of July 2021. However, the figure is lower than the pre-pandemic level of 3.2m in August 2019. BER managed approximately 12,700 aircraft movements in August 2021, 1,100 more than the previous month. Nearly 9,600 aircraft took off and landed in Schönefeld or Tegel in August 2020, while the number was nearly 25,000 in the year before that. However, goods handled last month reduced by around 150 tonnes to nearly 2,150 tonnes compared to July. The figure was still approximately 500 tonnes more compared to August 2020.<br/>