They still had 2 years before collapse

ever heard of a tele lens effect???

@@wkaemena Sure, but the distance is huge, and it really appears much closer than normal, while the Brandenburger Tor appears to remain approximately the same size in both cases! I didn't know reality could be manipulated that much prior to photoshop!

Only Pan Am, Air France and British Airways

@@wkaemena thank you for telling me about it. Your Video had a British Airways BAC-111 Inner German flight aeroplane. I'm wondering what Air France used for Inner German flights?

United did not have international services apart from Canada in 1989.

@@EpicThe112 As far as I remember AF used Boeing 727's back in the 1970's although this may have changed by the end of the 1980's, possibly to Boeing 737's.

In the post-war era prior to reunification only the airlines of the 3 occupying powers were allowed to operate services to/from West Berlin which they operated from their respective sectors in the Federal Republic (West Germany). BA using BAC 1-11's would operate from towns in the British sector, Pan-Am using Boeing 727's would operate from towns in the American sector and AF using Boeing 727's would operate from towns in the French sector. From memory the BA and PA flights were all economy, although from this video it would appear that PA introduced a Clipper Class cabin at some point. From memory, BA and AF flights from West Berlin continuing to Paris or London would make a stop in West Germany en-route although there were non-stop BA BAC-1-11 flights from West Berlin to London. I also recall a daily PA Boing 727 flight LHR-FRA-TXL The aircraft would have to fly over East German territory to reach West Berlin and were required to fly along the designated access corridors and were required to descend to a height of 6000ft for the corridor sector of the flight. You got a very good view of the East German frontier (the so-called iron curtain) from the aircraft on a clear day. Just to clarify, Lufthansa were not allowed to fly to West Berlin at all. Domestic flights within the Federal Republic of Germany were however operated by Lufthansa, not AF BA PA - these airlines operated only internal German flights to/from West Berlin. Airlines of all other countries were required to operate to East Berlin Schonefeld airport.