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On the construction site of the new capital of BER airport, we must go from the front: Engelbert Engelbert, airport manager Lütke Daldrup believes that the opening announced for the autumn of 2020 is achievable. But with the finances, the gaps are not yet filled. On top of all this – schedule and finances, a new terminal and new personal details – was discussed Friday in the board of directors of the airport company. A glimpse
New staff as a signal for more professionalism
A staff was already clear days before the meeting of the board of directors of the airport company Friday – and is considered a signal clear for more professionalism: In the future, operations managers will control the airports of Tegel and Schönefeld. He has international experience in airport operations, worked at Frankfurt-Hahn airport and Frankfurt and held several senior positions. In the years 2005 and 2006 he led air operations at London-Heathrow, from 2008 to 2010 as director of air operations for Fraport Saudi Arabia at King Abdul Aziz airport, from 2010 to 2014 he was director of operations in Doha and Hamad Airports in Qatar, then until 2016, responsible for planning and badysis at Dubai Airport, and finally an independent consultant. Muller will start his new job in Berlin in August. His predecessor, Elmar Kleinert, went to the airport in early July in Bremen.
The head of airport Lütke Daldrup has qualified Muller as extremely competent and said what would be his most important tasks: Of course, it is mainly about the opening of BER capital airport, this includes the previous test in test operation. According to Lütke Daldrup, the rapid renewal of the management position was necessary primarily for the "start of operational start-up" of BER's main terminal, but also for the recruitment of airlines in Berlin and the management of the largest group of 700 employees. airport company.
Most importantly, Muller officials have probably shown: He is considered a recognized expert with experience in commissioning, test operation and airport relocation. And that's exactly what Muller will organize for the launch of the BER. In addition, he must continue to maintain "good flying operations" despite the narrowness and congestion of Tegel and Schoenefeld. There should be no demolition, there must be "very effective until the last day", said the chairman of the Supervisory Board Rainer Breischneider. Muller has what we need now: experience in the operation and circulation and in the treatment of people.
Dispute over the awarding of the consultant contract for the control of the BER
In another case of personnel proposed by Berlin, the Supervisory Board took the opposite step. Berlin wanted to argue that Norbert Preuß, who is already on the ticket of the member of the Supervisory Board of the Greens of Berlin, also receives a consultant contract for the control of the BER – and this by direct award and without appeal. It should go to a six-figure sum, regularly receive a meeting fee of 125 euros plus fees. According to the will of Berlin, Preuss was to be in charge of the management of a new "supervisory office".
The proposal goes back to the Greens of the Berlin Coalition – allegedly for lack of trust in Lütke Daldrup. However, he should have rejected another external supervisor. Therefore, red-red-green had accepted despite all the warnings about the internal solution with Preuss.
The Berlin proposal which, according to the Breischneider, officially took place only two days before the meeting of the Supervisory Board, is now withdrawn from the table. The committee felt that the Berlin proposal "too complex and complete" seemed to decide. Instead, the Supervisory Board has set up a working group to examine the Berlin proposal as to whether the Supervisory Board can better control the management and construction site. And if the supervisory board has deficits of knowledge. The working group should provide results by the end of August meeting. "We want to finish and not that there are other changes and other disasters," said Bretschneider.
This is a bitter defeat for the Berlin coalition. The Munich project promoter sits in Berlin on the Ticket of the Greens on the Supervisory Board. Already in advance, Berlin was clearly opposed by the other shareholders, namely Brandenburg and the federal government. In Brandenburg there was a clear verdict: the proposal has a Geschmäckle, was a crazy idea and amazing. In any case, this would violate Brandenburg's Code of Corporate Governance. Clearly, the representatives of the Berlin coalition have lost their fingertips, it was said. If Preuß and his company took charge of a new BER structure controlling the supervisory board, he should badign him the mandate of supervisory board.
The financing of the business plan is more difficult than expected
announced. But the problems are obviously bigger than expected. There is still much discussion with banks and shareholders last week at the highest level with Berlin Finance Senator Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen (SPD) and Brandenburg Finance Minister Christian Görke (left). Now, until the next meeting of the Supervisory Board at the end of August, it will be clarified how the gap of several hundred million euros will be filled.
For the already expensive airport of 5.4 billion euros, one needs money again, because the opening had to be postponed for two and a half years. From a EUR 1.1 billion loan from the owner, which FBB is currently consuming for the BER, there still remained around 400 million euros in the spring, which should be enough until the end of the year. second semester. But there should be no new tax revenue for BER before 2020. Instead, a loan of 1.1 billion euros, planned for future expansion, should be used for the completion of the project. However, banks and homeowners must participate and the money is missing later. The gap – nearly 800 million euros – would then be filled with loans and grants from homeowners.
After all, the company has opened up new sources of revenue: The VW Group has shown interest in its new diesel cars. park at the airport. And this interest is "acute", said Lütke Daldrup. The number of about 10,000 cars is "not entirely wrong". For the airport company, the offer was economically interesting, the parking garages and car parks would be empty anyway. "We can make money with it," said Lütke Daldrup. "We are looking forward to this case."
The director of the airport looks forward to the planned opening in 2020
The airport manager, Lütke Daldrup, remains optimistic about the opening in 2020. L & D One of them relates to the elimination of plan flaws, in the exams by experts "in the latest trains," he said Friday. The commissioning schedule is always on "solid feet". In recent months, there has been a "significant stabilization".
The Supervisory Board approved a higher budget for the new T2 Terminal, which must be built in a simple way to manage the number of pbadengers. Instead of 100 are now estimated at 200 million euros. Because in the process of bidding, no better price was to be achieved because of the tense market situation.
In order to be able to award the contract soon, the Supervisory Board has given the go-ahead for the additional costs. The excavation pit has already been excavated, a construction company must receive the contract in August and construction is expected to begin in September. The terminal is expected to accommodate six million pbadengers a year, in addition to the 22 million in the rest of the BER. When and if it will open before BER remains open for the moment, says Lütke Daldrup. "We want to wait and see how construction works," he said. It will not be decided until 2019 if the terminal will be put into service with the BER. By the end of the summer of 2020, just before the opening of the BER, the terminal should be ready.
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