<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-center">History of Cologne-Bonn International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">In 1938, the first airfield was built on site for the German Luftwaffe. After World War II, the British military took over and expanded the airport (as RAF Wahn). An 1,866-meter runway was built during this period. In 1950, the airport was opened for civilian air traffic to serve both Cologne and West Germany's then-new capital, Bonn, superseding the former Cologne Butzweilerhof Airport.In 2006, the Brazilian airline BRA provided a twice-weekly connection to Rio de Janeiro-Galeo, which was discontinued in April 2007 due to problems with the airline. Also in 2006, a daily transatlantic flight to New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport by Continental Airlines was established, operating with a Boeing 757-200.</p>
<p class="blog-para">This route was discontinued on September 4, 2008, due to a reduction in passenger numbers. Low-cost carriers Ryanair and Norwegian Air Shuttle began service to K&ouml;ln/Bonn in May 2012. In April 2014, Ryanair announced the opening of their fifth German base at Cologne/Bonn Airport for October 2014. In December 2014, Lufthansa announced it would base Eurowings' new long-haul operations at Cologne-Bonn Airport, with flights to Florida, Southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean to start by the end of 2015. Meanwhile, Condor cancelled their service to Varadero after only one season due to the expected competition. In February 2018, Eurowings announced the relocation of all long-haul operations from Cologne, consisting of four Airbus A330 aircraft, to D&uuml;sseldorf Airport by late October 2018, leaving the airport without any long-haul passenger routes again.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Ground transportation from Cologne-Bonn International Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Train:</strong> Cologne/Bonn Airport station is a 4-track railway station on a loop off the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed line that connects Cologne-Bonn Airport to long-distance trains at least once an hour per direction, most of them ICE services. The station lies directly across both terminals under a large glass roof and features direct connections to the basement of Terminal 2 as well as the check-in area at Terminal 1-C. The S-Bahn line S 19 to D&uuml;ren and regional train line RE 6 to Minden (Westfalen) connect the airport station with Cologne Main Station. RB 27 and RE 8 between M&ouml;nchengladbach and Koblenz call at the airport station as well.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Car:</strong> The airport has its own exit (named Flughafen) on the motorway A59, which links it to the city centers of Cologne and Bonn as well as the Ruhrgebiet.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> Local bus lines also connect the airport with Cologne (route 161) and Bonn (route SB60). On 28 October 2015, a new coach terminal opened and is used for remote bus services to other German cities and many other European countries.</li>
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