Farnair Switzerland (Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, CH) became the first operator to service the newly inaugurated cargo facility at Berlin Brandenburg International (BER) with the arrival and clearance of one of its ATR 72-200(F)/-500(F)/-600Fs on August 1. According to the CEO of Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Hartmut Mehdorn, the event was a "fundamental step towards bringing the airport into service." The new airport's opening has been delayed several times owing to various infrastructural and engineering concerns.