BERLIN (AP) — Berlin voters on Sunday decided leisure comes first and blocked plans to develop a big part of the former Tempelhof airport, the hub of the historic 1948-49 Berlin Airlift.
Built in the 1920s, Tempelhof’s vast runways and grassy spaces in the heart of the German capital are bigger than Monaco and have become a popular site for kite-flying, barbecues and cycling since the airport was closed in 2008.
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