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The Willy Brandt Berlin Brandenburg International Airport was supposed to open in 2012, but it has been delayed repeatedly and is now set to open in 2017. The cost overruns and delays have made the airport the butt of frequent jokes.

World News

Berlin's New Airport: Still In A Holding Pattern

1:35pm August 04, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Berlin is one of Europe's premiere cities, yet it lacks an airport befitting its status due to years of delays and cost overruns. The new airport was supposed to open in 2012. Now the target is 2017.

Queue Listen Now

A plane takes off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on May 25. Airports want Congress to raise passenger fees to pay for improvements.

Airlines Vs. Airports: A Dogfight Over Fees Imposed On Fliers

2:35pm June 23, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Airports want Congress to raise passenger fees to pay for improvements, but airlines say the move would hit passengers in the pocketbook and might discourage people from flying.

Hobbes the tiger surveys the scene at Tampa International Airport, where he was briefly stranded.

National

Boy Who Lost Stuffed Tiger At Airport Finds Tiger Stayed Very Busy

1:57pm June 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

After he was found by a Tampa airport's janitorial crew, a stuffed tiger named Hobbes was taken out for some gelato and on a behind-the-scenes tour of the airport.

Passengers from three West African countries will face screening for Ebola symptoms when they arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Travelers are seen here at a JFK checkpoint earlier this week. Four other airports will begin screen

National

Ebola Deaths Top 4,000; Screening Begins At New York's JFK Airport

2:11pm October 11, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The screening procedure will include passengers having their temperature taken with non-contact thermometers and answering questions to determine their potential exposure.