BERLIN Tempelhof Airport, which is scheduled to shut next year, may be saved through a deal with Germany”s national rail system Deutsche Bahn. The railway company is proposing to use the facility for private jets and make use of the existing runway. It is also reported that German chancellor Angela Merkel also wants to save Tempelhof. Berlin has three airports but Tempelhof and Tegel are both closing in favour of a new E2bn facility, which is being constructed on the site of Schoenefeld and will be known as Berlin-Brandenburg International. Tempelhof has a chequered history and was built in 1923 as the world”s first commercial airport and its 1,000-metre long terminal was once the world”s biggest building.
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