Overview

• Planning documents outline a 60×66 meter terminal due in 2028 to centralize migrant check-ins and boarding procedures
• The terminal will be exclusively for migrant deportations, separating removal operations from standard passenger areas
• An indirect deal with the Taliban saw 81 Afghan nationals, including violent offenders, sent home on a Qatar Airways charter last week
• Since May, Merz has ordered tighter land border checks and instructed authorities to turn away asylum seekers lacking valid documentation
• Official figures show migrant arrivals dropped by 30 percent in 2024 even as hard-right parties gain support on stricter migration policies