Berlin Brandenburg Airport in 2019, Lufthansa will greatly expand its presence in Berlin. At its interim facilities at Tegel Airport the airline is adding several European destinations. Over the coming years, Lufthansa plans to have all European flights that do not originate or terminate at either Frankfurt Airport or Munich Airport operated by its Germanwings subsidiary. Germanwings has meanwhile been integrated into the Eurowings brand which will likely become one of the largest tenants at BER. EasyJet will become the leading low-cost carrier at BER in terms of routes served, relocating from its current Schönefeld base. If their respective plans concerning Berlin services
Berlin Tegel Airport a consequence, the French military authorities in charge of Tegel at that time ordered the construction of a long runway, the longest in Europe at the time, as well as provisional airport buildings and basic infrastructure. Groundbreaking took place on 5 August 1948, and only 90 days later, on 5 November, a United States Air Force (USAF) Douglas C-54 Skymaster became the first aircraft to land at the new airport. The United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) commander-in-chief, General Cannon, and the chief-of-staff of the Anglo-American airlift, General Tunner, arrived at Tegel on this aircraft. British Dakota and Hastings