Originally Posted by
londoneasyjetboi
For clarification, SXF operates 24/7 with no night restrictions
Well, SXF does, the future BER (Berlin-Brandenburg International) will not.
After a ten-year administrative court battle, in March 2006 the Bundesverwaltungsegericht in Leipzig gave the go-ahead for the project by ruling in favour of Berlin-Brandenberg against challenges by residents and municipalities near the future airport (there is no appeal against the decision and [B]compensation has been set along with restrictions on night flights).
Das Gericht hatte die Genehmigungsbehörde verpflichtet, ein „weitgehendes Nachtflugverbot“ von 0 Uhr bis 5 Uhr anzuordnen. Auch in der Zeit von 22 Uhr bis 24 Uhr und von 5 bis 6 Uhr ist nur der Flugbetrieb unbedenklich, der sich aus „nachvollziehbaren Gründen nicht innerhalb des Tagzeitraumes“ abwickeln lässt.
So, the absolute ban will exist from 0:00 to 5:00, but also from 5:00am to 6:00am and 10pm to 12pm the right to operate will be given only for the "understandable reasons". Will the carrier's base existance at the airport be a reason good enough - is very doubtful.