Originally Posted by
tfar
But still, Berlin is a city with three million people, the capital of an economically, culturally and politically very important country and partner of the USA. BTW, afaik, Chicago and Berlin are twin cities. That alone should be a good reason to have a direct flight.
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It would be nice if they made BBI the hub for some big airline.
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So what else is known about the Air Berlin oneworld deal? Gonna happen?
Berlin has 3.4 million, the metro area 4 million people. Sadly the part of the economy that keeps the country moving is somewhere else.
Since when are Chicago and Berlin sister cities?
http://www.chicagosistercities.com/our.php
BBI (or BER as its going to be called in IATA) cannot be 'made' into a hub as Germany abandoned central planning in 1990
AB is becoming part of OW, the current management changes shouldn't hold up that part,