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Willy Brandt Airport, Berlin Brandenburg (IATA: BER, ICAO: EDDB), often simply referred to as Berlin Brandenburg Airport (German: Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg „Willy Brandt“), is an international airport under construction near Berlin, the capital of Germany . Named after Willy Brandt (Chancellor 1969–1974), it is adjacent to Berlin Schönefeld Airport in Schönefeld, 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of the city centre. It was originally intended to replace both Schönefeld and Berlin Tegel Airport and become the single commercial airport serving Berlin and the surrounding State of Brandenburg, an area with a combined 6 million inhabitants. However, it is now planned that it will not replace any, with Schönefeld Airport currently being expanded due to rising passenger numbers, and Tegel which will remain open after a referendum.With projected annual passenger numbers of around 34 million, Berlin Brandenburg Airport would become the third busiest airport in Germany. This would surpass Düsseldorf Airport and make it one of the fifteen busiest in Europe. Lufthansa, Eurowings and EasyJet are expected to become the leading carriers at Berlin Brandenburg Airport. After almost 15 years of planning, construction began in 2006. Originally planned to open in October 2011, the airport has encountered a series of delays and cost overruns. These were due to poor construction planning, execution, management, as well as corruption. Autumn 2020 became the new target for the official opening date as 2019 became too improbable. A TÜV report published in November 2017 suggested that the opening could even be delayed until 2021.