Berlin, Germany, 2015-1-7 — /Travel PR News/ — In 2014, airberlin was able to increase its number of passengers and transported more than 30 million passengers for the fifth year in a row. With 31,716,202 passengers, Germany’s second-largest airline welcomed 0.6 percent more passengers on board in yearly comparison. The revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) in… Read the full press release
BERLIN, 2014-12-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Available now, Germany’s second-largest airline has posted an update to its iPhone app in the Apple Store. Over 1 million users have already installed the airberlin iPhone app on their smartphones. ‘We are taking our mobile travel companion to another level. Over recent weeks we have analysed the… Read the full press release
BERLIN, 2014-12-23 — /Travel PR News/ — topbonus, the frequent flyer program of airberlin, has been awarded top honours at this year’s Premier Traveler award gala held in Los Angeles, California. topbonus was bestowed the honour of “Best International Frequent Flyer Program” by the reader’s choice award 2014. Premier Traveler readers were invited to participate… Read the full press release
BERLIN, 2014-12-18 — /Travel PR News/ — As of 30 March 2015 airberlin will be doubling the number of flights from Berlin to Bucharest. The airline will then have two daily non-stop flights to the Romanian capital, offering 13 new connecting destinations to and from Bucharest. “Eastern Europe is an important growth market for airberlin…. Read the full press release
BERLIN, 2014-12-18 — /Travel PR News/ — As from today, the sales partners of the full-service German airline are able to order next year’s Counter Card. With the airberlin Counter Card, travel agent staff receive reductions on flights with the airberlin group as well as on codeshare flights with Etihad Airways. The person accompanying the… Read the full press release
ABU DHABI, 2014-12-5 — /Travel PR News/ — Etihad Airways and partner airberlin celebrated the launch of the German carrier’s new service from Stuttgart to Abu Dhabi last night, with the inaugural flight receiving a traditional water canon salute on arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The daily service is airberlin’s first long-haul route from Stuttgart,… Read the full press release
BERLIN, Germany, 2014-12-4 — /Travel PR News/ — From today (3 December 2014) until the end of the year, topbonus members can donate their miles to worthwhile aid projects with the support of the “Menschen für Menschen” Foundation (‘People for People’), Karlheinz Böhm’s Ethiopia Aid programme, and the Regine Sixt “Drying little tears” Children’s Aid… Read the full press release
BERLIN, Germany, 2014-12-4 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin came home from the 33rd Mercury Award Ceremony in Abu Dhabi with the Golden Award for the varied on-board Sansibar gourmet meals it serves. The prize, given by SIAL Group, was awarded to airberlin in the “On Board Service” category. The Mercury Award is an annual… Read the full press release
BERLIN, GERMANY, 2014-11-27 — /Travel PR News/ — This year again, guests flying with airberlin on all international routes will be permitted to carry a Christmas tree at no extra charge. The tree can be up to two metres in length and must be declared at least 48 hours before departure by calling the airberlin service… Read the full press release
BERLIN, GERMANY, 2014-11-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Today, the Boeing 737-800 bearing the code D-ABML entered into service as the 2014 Christmas aircraft, and can be found flying around the airberlin route network. The elaborate motif is the work of illustrator Thies Schwarz. ‘This was the biggest picture I’ve ever done,’ said Schwarz in reference… Read the full press release
The new system from Panasonic offers passengers internet and entertainment airberlin first German airline to offer inflight internet on short-haul flights BERLIN, 2014-11-24 — /Travel PR News/ — The airberlin group has equipped the first two aircraft in its fleet with the new ‘airberlin connect’ Wi-Fi service. The two Airbus A320, registered D-ABNJ and OE-LEL, now… Read the full press release
Wider catering selection on short- and medium-haul flights BERLIN, 2014-11-14 — /Travel PR News/ — On flights lasting 90 minutes or more, the German full service carrier will soon be offering sweet and savoury snack variations in addition to its existing selection of gourmet meals from Sansibar Sylt and complimentary snacks. The Germans are famous… Read the full press release
BERLIN, 2014-11-5 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin today announced the appointment of Stefan Pichler (56) as Chief Executive Officer, as it moves forward with its previously announced restructuring programme to deliver long term sustainable profitability. In his role as CEO of Air Berlin PLC, Stefan Pichler will be responsible for all group businesses and airline… Read the full press release
BERLIN, 2014-10-28 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin now operates two flights a day between the German capital and Abu Dhabi. On Sunday, Captain Christoph Runge and his crew manned the first of these doubled-frequency flights. At 11:30 o’clock, the Airbus A330-200 took off from Berlin-Tegel Airport with 226 passengers and 10 crew members on… Read the full press release
BERLIN, Germany, 2014-10-17 — /Travel PR News/ — Arnd Schwierholz (44) has been appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer of airberlin. He will take up his position with Germany’s second largest airline on 27th October 2014. In Arnd Schwierholz, the airberlin finance department has gained a financial expert with more than twelve years of extensive experience… Read the full press release
airberlin strengthens long-haul network Tourism is a key pillar of the network strategy New opportunities in Italy due to codeshare with Alitalia New sunshine destinations from Austria and Switzerland Cancellation of loss-making routes BERLIN, Germany, 2014-10-17 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin will continue to adapt its route network by focusing on increased efficiency and… Read the full press release
BERLIN, GERMANY, 2014-10-1 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin today confirmed that Ulf Hüttmeyer (41) would remain as Chief Financial Officer at airberlin, a position he has held since February 2006. At the same time and starting immediately he will also work in a senior executive position alongside the Etihad Airways financial team assisting its… Read the full press release
BERLIN, Germany, 2014-9-25 — /Travel PR News/ — A sightseeing flight over the North Pole: in spring 2015 airberlin and the experts at Deutsche Polarflug are again offering this extraordinary trip. At 9 a.m. on 25 April, flight AB1111 will leave Düsseldorf for the vast expanses of the Arctic. The Airbus A330-200 belonging to airberlin’s… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2014-6-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Members of topbonus, airberlin’s loyalty program, can now learn a new language online and collect miles at the same time through its new partnership with Language Direct. As part of an introductory offer, Language Direct and topbonus will offer members with up to 22,500 award miles if they book… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2014-6-7 — /Travel PR News/ — airberlin has received the “Business Destinations Travel Award 2014” from British trade journal Business Destinations in the category “Best Business Class Airline Europe”. “We are very pleased that airberlin has received the “Best Business Class Airline Europe” award. With our new Business Class we offer both business and leisure… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2014-6-7 — /Travel PR News/ — In May 2014, airberlin welcomed a total of 2,971,840 passengers on board, i.e. an increase of +0.5 percent over the corresponding month of the previous year. Overall, passengers traveled almost 4.4 billion kilometers within airberlin’s global flight route network, thereby reaching the high capacity utilization rate of 79.5 percent…. Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2014-5-28 — /Travel PR News/ — From 1st August 2014, Helmut Weixler (56) will take over the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Accountable Manager at airberlin. He will be taking over from Helmut Himmelreich (62) who is leaving the business for personal reasons. Until 1st August, Oliver Lackmann (45), Postholder Flight Operations, will… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2014-2-27 — /Travel PR News/ — In winter 2014/15 airberlin will be increasing the frequency of its flights to the Caribbean and at the same time further expanding its tourist services from Dusseldorf and Munich. From November 2014 there will be two extra non-stop flights from Dusseldorf to Varadero in Cuba and Puerto Plata… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2014-2-4 — /travelprnews.com/ — Since 1st February 2014, Christoph Horak has been appointed as Country Manager with responsibility for airberlin’s sales activities in Poland. Horak (41) has been the Regional Manager for Slovakia and the Czech Republic since 2012 and is now taking over the important focus market of Poland. He replaces Tamas Hanyi, who… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2014-2-4 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin, Germany’s second largest airline, has retained Aviation Online Ltd, a subsidiary of World Aviation Group, to handle all sales and marketing activities in Malta for flights operated by airberlin and NIKI, the Austrian airline belonging to the airberlin group. Norbert Draskovits, Senior Vice President Sales Scheduled Services at airberlin: “With… Read the full press release
Vienna, Austria, 2014-1-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Holiday Fair will take place in Vienna from 16 to 19 January 2014 – and Flughafen Wien AG will be among the participants. At the company’s trade fair stand, interested travellers can find extensive information on 15 airlines and their flight programmes; Aegean, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air Baltic, airberlin, Air… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2013-11-29 — /travelprnews.com/ — From April 2014, airberlin is expanding its flight schedule from Germany to Israel by five flights a week, so it will then be flying to Tel Aviv a total of 17 times a week from Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich and Vienna. “Since we first started flying to Tel Aviv in 2009, we… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2013-11-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — The airberlin chocolate heart is one of the most popular souvenirs for frequent flyers to bring home. Every flight guest on a German domestic or Euroshuttle flight receives one in goodbye from the flight attendants. Now, the chocolate hearts from Rausch are also available in a special Christmas edition with three… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2013-11-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — Two flight guests travelling together can now fly with airberlin at particularly attractive prices within Germany, Europe, and to the USA. Particularly favourable tickets to Italy, Norway, Austria, and Spain as well as on long-haul routes including those to New York and Chicago are available via the ‘Fly2gether’ special offer if… Read the full press release
Berlin, Germany, 2013-11-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin is once again offering its popular “Flying home for Christmas” special from 19th to 21st November 2013. This offer is particularly aimed at flight guests whose families live in another city yet who wish to spend the Christmas holiday surrounded by loved ones. Germany’s second largest airline is flying its flight guests… Read the full press release