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Every Year Hundreds of Flights Start Empty From Cologne/Bonn Airport – No End in Sight

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798 government jets flew empty from Cologne to Berlin last time. Why this should apparently remain like this for at least ten years.

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A report of the "Spiegel" directs a pale light on the flight readiness of the German Bundeswehr: The move to the not too new capital is very slow

·Vienna, Austria
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Although the former capital city of Bonn was already replaced by Berlin in 1999, government aircraft are still in Cologne. And that's expensive.

·Berlin, Germany
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The flight readiness remains in Cologne-Wahn for at least ten years. However, the empty flights to Berlin airport BER not only burden the environment, but also the federal budget.

·Berlin, Germany
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The government aircraft are still stationed in Cologne/Bonn and are flying empty to the BER, from where the politicians start. This is expensive and climate-damaging – and according to a report will remain so until 2036.

·Berlin, Germany
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798 government jets flew empty from Cologne to Berlin last time. Why this should apparently remain like this for at least ten years.

·Berlin, Germany
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The government aircraft are still stationed in Cologne. This leads to embarrassing delays and expensive empty flights. Only 2036 is the flight readiness to move to Berlin – too late, the Greens criticise.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Spiegel broke the news in Hamburg, Germany on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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