Originally Posted by
silverkris168
In fact, for the most part airlines like the late Pan Am (and not LH) controlled most of the flights out of Berlin, similiar to how the US, British and French controlled the West Berlin sectors..
Berlin wasn't under German sovereignty until reunification. Each sector was occupied by one of the victorious powers. I think only the airlines of the victorious powers could fly there (remember it was technically under military occupation). That's why (west) Berlin was a haven for Germans seeking to evade German military service: The German army had no jurisdiction in Berlin.