Die Flughafengesellschaft FBB betreibt den Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt (BER) mit seinen drei Terminals. Berlin ist der drittgrößte Flughafenstandort in Deutschland; gemessen an den ankommenden und abfliegenden Passagieren (ohne Umsteiger) sogar der größte. Die Flughäfen Schönefeld und Tegel fertigten im Jahr 2019, vor der Coronavirus-Pandemie, rund 35,65 Millionen Passagiere ab. Für das Jahr 2020 rechnet die Flughafengesellschaft mit insgesamt rund neun Millionen Passagieren.

The airport company Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) operates Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) with its three terminals. Berlin is the third biggest airport location in Germany and ranks first in terms of origin and destination traffic (not counting connecting passengers). In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, the airports in Schönefeld and Tegel handled around 35.65 million passengers. For 2020, the airport company expects a total of around nine million passengers.

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128 | Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH → 04Outlook and Opportunities A Development of Commercial Operation A.1 Aviation Management / Traffic development The airport association ADV expects slight growth in passenger volume of 2.2 % at German airports in 2014. The effects of the euro crisis have not been overcome in all parts of Europe, and the ongoing austerity measures in many European countries continue to have a negative impact on economic development and consumer behaviour. All in all, the development of air traffic tends to be reserved. Moreover, developments within the market are decisive. Market development has been inhibited by the aviation tax and the intense competition among players. The resulting consolidations and restructuring measures such as the shifting of decentralised routes within Lufthansa Group to the subsidiary Germanwings led to numerous adjustments in frequency and routes even last year. It must be assumed that the concentration on hubs and medium-size airports will continue to progress. After eleven successive years of air traffic development in the capital city region at a higher level than the national average, it must be assumed that growth will slow. Most of the markets, especially in Europe, have been fully developed. Another consideration is that the density of the competition may lead to cancellation of routes by some of the airlines. Moreover, the addition of any further routes at Tegel will hardly be possible because of the capacity bottlenecks dominant at the location. All in all, total growth at the air traffic location Berlin- Brandenburg and Schönefeld and Tegel Airports in the low single-digit range is expected. As in previous years, the developments at Schönefeld and Tegel Airports will presumably differ from each other. While Tegel can serve the function of a hub, Schönefeld will continue to be the inexpensive low-cost location. Growth in the low single-digit percentage range is expected at Tegel Airport in 2014, above all from further growth in transfer volume. Zero growth should be possible at

Our Figures | 129 Schönefeld because of the addition of new routes by easyJet and Norwegian and the relocation of Germania flights to Schönefeld. airberlin will continue to expand hub operations at Tegel Airport, just as it did in 2012 and 2013 after the BER postponement. Increased frequencies of the long-haul flights to New York (ten flights a week in the future) and to Chicago (once a day in the future) have been announced. Despite the cancellation of the route to Los Angeles, the aircraft used for this route (Airbus A330-200) will remain stationed in Berlin and will offer optimised transfer connections to North America. Further increases in frequency on European routes relevant for transfers can also be expected. The Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings relocated from Schönefeld to Tegel in 2013 and will take over the Group’s decentralised European destinations in Berlin with the exception of the hub routes to Frankfurt, Munich and Düsseldorf. In view of the SCORE programme now being conducted within Lufthansa Group, Germanwings can be expected to examine all of its routes carefully and to cancel unprofitable routes. Slight growth is the most that can be expected from Germanwings in the coming year. A continuation of the trend to greater use of capacity in the aircraft and the deployment of larger planes is to be expected at both locations. Aircraft movements will remain approximately constant. Growth in freight is expected to be slight and in the low single-digit range. This is a consequence of the aforementioned adjustments in the long-haul sector on the routes to Chicago and New York and the deployment of an Airbus A330 for the route to Doha. The increase in capacities will contribute to positive development in the cargo sector. A.2 Non-Aviation Management Intense work in all of the areas related to BER Airport continues. The highest priority has been given to ensuring legal security for FBB, securing the ideal mix of sectors and securing the expansion of tenants as of the opening of BER. The focus in daily business, on the other hand, has reverted more in the direction of the legacy airports in Tegel and Schönefeld. The strong support for the current