>Berlin is also poorly served as a national capital. Until recently, I >believe the only national capital you could fly to from Berlin was Ulan >Bator, Mongolia. Are you sure about this? In the Cold War days, I think East Berlin was served from Moscow at least if not some other Warsaw Pact countries. I also think that the West Berlin sectors were served from London and Paris if not others. Not entirely certain of this, however so I could be wrong. Grant SYD QF