Brace for take off: Berlin's much-delayed airport to open in industry crisis

After 14 years of construction and six delayed openings, Berlin's new airport is due to welcome its first passengers on Saturday.Built on the site of Schoenefeld airport in former East Berlin, BER has been beset by problems.The construction planning company went bankrupt; fire doors, cabling and sprinklers had faults; and costs ballooned to 6 billion euros ($7.1 billion) from an initial budget of 2 billion.