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From overtourism to undertourism
Berlin needs tourists and short-haul flights to bounce back from corona, say Visit Berlin s Burkhard Kieker and Easyjet s Stephan Erler.
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Berlin - The end of the corona crisis is finally in sight and Berlin is back to the business of wooing tourists. Easyjet, the airline with the biggest presence at BER, is preparing to ramp up flights. But some Berliners have welcomed the virtual absence of tourists in the city during the pandemic. Meanwhile, the airlines have come increasingly under fire in the climate debate, as the Green Party candidate for chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, campaigns for the discontinuation of short-haul flights. We chatted with Burkhard Kieker of Visit Berlin and Stephan Erler of Easyjet on what the future holds for one of Berlin s key industries. For them, the central question is: What kind of city do we want?