Over seven years behind schedule in opening, billions of euros over budget and plagued by necessary rebuilding works that are being carried out before a single plane has even used the runways. The construction of Berlin's new airport encapsulates a gripping saga of megaproject mismanagement and has become a source of frustration for Berlin's citizens, who have seen their taxmoney squandered inaspiral of errors. This piece of infrastructure was expected to open in 2011, but that date was later moved to 2012. At present, the authorities prefer not to fix a date for its inauguration.
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