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Why does Lufthansa hub in FRA/MUC, and not Berlin and/or Hamburg?
It seems like an oversight on their part to, even with two hubs, not have one in the German capital of Berlin. Are slot restrictions a problem, and if so, why did Air Berlin see an opportunity? If it was due to the East/West split, why didn’t LH move in after the wall fell? Is there really more premium passenger demand from both Frankfurt and Munich than Berlin? Even so, Frankfurt as a financial hub makes more sense; I don’t know what causes so much premium demand for Munich
Anyway, is anyone with more insight than me willing to give an illuminating answer?