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Tegel Airport Airport
codes
IATA:
TXL, ICAO: EDDT
Local
Time
GMT +
1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)
Address
Berlin
Tegel Airport, Berliner Flughafen-Gesellschaft mbH, Flughafen
Tegel, 13405 Berlin, Germany
Access
Berlin
Tegel Airport is located 8km northwest of Berlin city centre
The airport
is connected to the Berlin city motorway, the A100, and the
A111 north, with well signposted exits.
Airport
Overview
Berlin
Tegel is the main international airport in Berlin, Germany.
It lies in Tegel, a section of the northern borough of Reinickendorf,
8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of the city centre of Berlin. Tegel
Airport is notable for its hexagonal terminal building around
an open square, which makes for walking distances as short
as 30 m (98 ft) from the aircraft to the terminal exit. In
2010, the airport served just over 15 million passengers,
making it by far the biggest airport serving Berlin and the
fourth busiest airport in Germany. The airport is scheduled
to close by 3 June 2012, the day the new Berlin-Brandenburg
International Airport is set to become operational.
Tegel
Airport is the primary hub for Air Berlin, and serves as focus
city for Lufthansa. Additionally, it is the most important
base for the charter business of Germania. The two dominant
operators, Air Berlin and Lufthansa, each handle around 30%
of the scheduled commercial flights.
Contacts
Phone (0)180 500 0186
Website www.berlin-airport.de
Airport
Information
Information
and help desks are found in the main hall of the airport.
Airlines
Air Adriatic,
Air Baltic, Air Berlin, Air Dolomiti, Air France, Air Malta,
Atlasjet International Airways, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines,
British Airways, Bulgarian Air Charter, Buzz, Cimber Air A/S,
Condor, Croatia Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Deutsche BA,
Estonian Air, Eurowings, Germania Express, Hamburg International,
Hapag Lloyd Express, Iberia, KLM, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa,
Malev, Olympic Airways, Swiss International Air Lines, Tarom,
Transaero Airlines, Tunis Air, Turkish Airlines, TNT Express,
Ukraine International, Volare Airlines
Airline
Lounges
VIP lounges
in the service centre
Terminals
Tegel
airport consists of four terminals. As the airport is small
compared to other major airports, these terminals might be
regarded as "halls" or "boarding areas";
nevertheless, they are officially referred to as "terminals".
Facilities
Restrooms
/ Toilets
Toilets
are located in key areas within the Airport, follow signs
for directions.
Disabled
facilities / Medical Facilities
The airport
offers facilities for disabled travellers, including ramped
access; adapted toilets; and wheelchair-accessible telephones.
Wheelchairs are also available. Disabled car parking spaces
can be found near the car hire area on the lower level at
car park P2.
Business
facilities
The airport
has fax and photocopying services in VIP lounges and in the
Airport Service Centre. There is a conference room located
on the third floor. Above the main hall, there are seven executive
lounges in the airport gallery.
Baggage
There
is a left-luggage facility is available in the main hall,
which also offers porter services. Baggage trolleys are available
free of charge.
Shops
and restaurants
Eating
& Drinking
There are a wide range of shops found at the airport, including
a duty-free shop in the Departures area and a supermarket.
Shopping
There are several restaurants and bars situated throughout
the terminal building of the airport.
Other
services
Money
The airport has a bank, bureaux de change and several ATMs
throughout.
Post Office
The airport has a post office; baby changing facilities; and
a 24 hour first aid service
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