The opening of Willy Brandt International Airport in Berlin is delayed again . Berlin 's mayor steps down as head of the project 's supervisory board . - March 1 : A new German government coalition led by Chancellor Helmut Kohl forms after a general election that saw his Social Democratic Party (SPD) lose its absolute majority for the first time since 1949. - The city of Berlin and the state of Brandenburg are the main parties involved in the construction of the airport , with the German federal government also footing part of the bill . The construction company cites problems with the fire extinguishing system .
The opening of Willy Brandt International Airport in Berlin is delayed again . Berlin 's mayor steps down as head of the project 's supervisory board . - March 1 : A new German government coalition led by Chancellor Helmut Kohl forms after a general election that saw his Social Democratic Party (SPD) lose its absolute majority for the first time since 1949. - The construction company cites problems with the fire extinguishing system .