November 4, 2008

Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport Closes.

Berlin’s historic Tempelhof Airport closed yesterday. The airport first opened in 1927 and was one of the original big three airports in Europe, which included London’s former Croydon Airport and Paris Le Bourget. Although the airport was once a major airport, airlines have shifted to Berlin-Tegel and Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport due to the Cold War (Berlin Tempelhof lies in West Berlin). [...]