New airport, beleaguered symbol of ‘irreverent’ Berlin, is opening at last

BERLIN — Styled like a boarding card, Gregor Gysi’s invitation to the opening party of the “most modern airport in Europe” arrived in the mail. There would be 10,000 guests and a red carpet landing by Chancellor Angela Merkel on the runway. Gysi couldn’t wait. Eight years later, Gysi, a lawmaker and native Berliner, is […]

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