Dresden Airport Dresden Airport Dresden Airport is the international airport in Dresden, the capital of the German Free State of Saxony. It is located in Klotzsche, a district of Dresden north of the city centre. It was known in German as "Flughafen Dresden-Klotzsche". Destinations from the airport include a few European cities and several holiday destinations. Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a subsidiary of Airbus and ST Aerospace, is based at the airport. EFW is mainly tasked with freighter conversions. The airport was opened to commercial traffic on 11 July 1935. Though planned as a commercial airport, its importance to the military increased dramatically
Shrinking cities were significantly affected by the weak economic situation they were left in after the fall of socialism. The reunification of European countries yielded both benefits and drawbacks. German cities like Leipzig and Dresden, for example, experienced a drastic population decline as many people emigrated to western cities like Berlin. Hamburg in particular experienced a population boom with record production yields in 1991, after the unification of Germany. Conversely, Leipzig and Dresden suffered from a failing economy and a neglected infrastructure. These cities were built to support a much larger population. However, both Dresden and Leipzig are now growing again, largely