Good news for holiday-makers and business travellers alike: Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and Germany’s long-distance rail network reported an orderly start to the Easter getaway on 3 April 2026. BER handled around 81,000 passengers on Good Friday with no unusual queues at security, thanks in part to the airport’s dedicated ‘Family Lane’ channel that speeds young families through checkpoints. Airlines say Spain, Italy, the UK and Turkey top the list of Easter destinations, reflecting the continued rebound of outbound leisure and blended ‘work-cation’ travel. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bahn warned that its flagship Berlin–Cologne and Berlin–Munich ICE services will be close to capacity through Easter Monday and urged passengers to secure seat reservations – a reminder for corporate travel managers booking last-minute trips. The calm contrasts with last month’s strike disruptions and offers a rehearsal for the even larger summer peak, when the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) will be fully operational. BER’s management told dpa it has completed staff training on EES biometric kiosks and will open an additional security line in Terminal 1 before July. For mobility planners, the Easter performance suggests Germany’s main transport nodes can now absorb near-2019 volumes provided no industrial action flares up. However, HR teams should advise employees to avoid peak afternoon trains this weekend and to arrive at BER two hours before departure until the EES rollout stabilises later in the season.
Source: DIE ZEIT / dpa
