Press release

1.3 million passengers expected at BER during the autumn holidays
Antalya and Mallorca particularly in demand as holiday destinations

The autumn holidays are just around the corner: In total, more than 1.3 million passengers are expected at Berlin Brandenburg Airport between Friday, 18 October 2024 and Sunday, 3 November 2024. That is roughly 100,000 more than during last year’s autumn holidays. This autumn, flights will be taking off for 133 destinations in 49 countries. Once again, holiday resorts on the Mediterranean coast with plenty of guaranteed sunshine are particularly in demand, for example Spain, Turkey, Italy, France and Greece. The most popular destination is Antalya on Turkey’s Mediterranean cost, with a total of 493 take-offs and landings. At 329 flight movements, the Spanish island of Majorca is also very popular.

Ryanair offers the largest number of flights at about 1,500 take-offs and landings followed by easyJet with about 1,400 flights and Eurowings with 850 take-offs and landings.

The airport company expects about 250,000 passengers at the start of the holiday from Friday to Sunday. On Friday alone, about 96,000 passengers will use BER. On this day, the BERTeam of the airport company will again be on site in the terminals in three shifts. The team includes employees from various departments of the airport company who help travellers find their way around the airport or assist them at the self-service check-in kiosks.

The airport company asks all travellers to take note of the construction work on the S-Bahn lines S9 and S45 and check vbb.dedaily for up-to-date information about specific travel options to BER. Regional rail traffic may also see some restrictions as a result of the announced visit of US President Joe Biden to the German capital.

In general, the airport company advises all travellers to use BER’s digital services. For example, several thousand slots are available every day for free reservation of security access at BER Runway. Since 1 July, BER Biometrics has been added for contactless use of services via facial recognition. Furthermore, various airlines offer Fast Bag Drop for baggage drop-off without waiting times at more than 120 machines in both terminals.

Aletta von Massenbach, Chief Executive Officer of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH: “During the upcoming autumn holidays, we are looking forward to welcoming 100,000 more passengers than during the autumn holidays in 2023. This shows that air travel continues to be highly valued. The entire team at BER has thoroughly prepared for the holidays and warmly welcomes all guests to our airport.”

The most important travel tips:

The airport company asks all passengers to prepare well for their trip and comply with the regulations for security checks. For example, only liquids in containers up to 100ml are still permitted in hand luggage in both terminals.

BER Runway: Reserving a time slot for access to the security control saves waiting time. The service is free of charge and can be booked from seven days before departure. Travellers who have booked a time slot simply need to go to boarding pass control 4 in Terminal 1 with their boarding pass. From there, travellers can reach any departure gate: https://runway.berlin-airport.de

BER Biometrics: Since July of this year, various services have also been available for contactless use via facial recognition. Interested passengers need to download the SmartDepart app to their smartphone and register there. With a booked flight, they automatically receive a slot for BER Runway, which is valid from two hours before the selected time slot. Travellers can also use BER Biometrics to print their baggage label contactlessly at the designated machines or use their booked access to the Tegel Lounge contactlessly. https://biometrics.berlin-airport.de/

EasyPASS: Passengers who hold a biometric passport or new German ID card can use the EasyPass automatic passport control and, therefore, pass through border control faster when departing for a non-EU country. This also applies to third country nationals aged 12 and up with an electronic passport and a German residence permit. It is not possible with children’s passports. https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/fliegen/kontrollen/pass-und-ausweiskontrolle.html#easypass

Relaxing stay: Travellers can also check into one of the two BER Business Lounges. In the BER Lounges at Tegel and Tempelhof airports they will find relaxation from everyday life or a quiet corner for concentrated work. Both lounges also offer a wide-ranging gastronomic selection and a separate conference room.https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/lounges-vip/lounges.html

Shops and catering: At BER, travellers can expect to find numerous shops and catering facilities in both the public and security areas. REWE and Kamps are open around the clock in the public area of Terminal 1. https://poi.berlin-airport.de

Passengers can find detailed information on the website (https://ber.berlin-airport.de/en/flying/reisehinweise.html) or in the BER app (https://app.berlin-airport.de).