been really hard, painful. but a grand adventure. been really hard, painful. but a grand adventure. 60 years ago this summer a grand adventure. 60 years ago this summer berlin s a grand adventure. 60 years ago this summer berlin s infamous l this summer berlin s infamous wall went up, effectively slicing the city into two and leaving capitalist west berlin isolated deep within communist east germany. almost overnight, tegel airport became an important lifeline for west berlin is. in 1974, its brutalist inspired hexagonal shaped terminal opened, making the shortest walk from aircraft to exitjust the shortest walk from aircraft to exit just 30 the shortest walk from aircraft to exitjust 30 metres long, which led to the airport becoming one of the busiest in germany. i have been to many airports in my lifetime, but i ve never had the unique opportunity to stand in the middle of a runway, one that just two years ago saw 24 million passengers leave and arrive. it s empty now, and a bit
with very few passengers would have gone. with very few passengers would have gone- with very few passengers would have one. , ., ., , have gone. this would have been our baggage have gone. this would have been our baggage area have gone. this would have been our baggage area for have gone. this would have been our baggage area for gate - our baggage area for gate number eight and our baggage area for gate number eightand nine, and our baggage area for gate number eight and nine, and all the luggage came down here. in one year we had about 2 million people two pieces of luggage coming down here, going from here into containers and out through there. here into containers and out through there. roy worked at the airport through there. roy worked at the airport for through there. roy worked at the airport for 30 through there. roy worked at the airport for 30 years - through there. roy worked at the airport for 30 years as - through there. roy worked at the airport for 30 ye