At the moment, in Moscow Domodedovo Airport are continuing repair works.  >>>

As of 15:00 December 27 110 flights arrived and 74 departed to/from Moscow Domodedovo Airport, 53 and 17 of which respectively are international. At Domodedovo terminal all six check-in islands work in normal mode. Since yesterday morning and now passengers of delayed flights are provided with food (sandwiches) and beverages (water, tea).   >>>

Moscow Domodedovo Airport Director Mr Vyacheslav Nekrasov approach with a letter to Ministry of Transport, Federal Air Transport Agency, the Government of Moscow Oblast, EMERCOM of Russia and the JSC MOESK. Dear colleagues!At the moment at Moscow Domodedovo Airport takes place a critical situation with air transportation.In a normal mode power supply facilities of the airport infrastructure should be provided by two independent sources - electric power substations Yakovlevo and Vzlyotnaya of JSC MOESK. According to resolution of withdrawing power Moscow Domodedovo Airport consume 23 megawatts of electricity per hour.At 03:38 December 26 2010 on substation Vzlyotnaya occurred one of two 110 kV feeders outage, followed by power surges, leading to failures of airport information systems.At 06:25 December 26 2010 because of two 110kV feeders outage electricity delivering from Yakovlevo substation was completely cut off. Since 09:23 December 26 2010 delivering electricity from Vzlyotnaya has been completely cut of  >>>

Moscow Domodedovo Airport has tempararily stoped its operation due to the ice-covering and fault of the electrical lines of the two switching statios in Moscow region. Mosenergo, responsible for the service, is providing the necessary repair work at the moment. Before coming to the airport, please, check the flight status and arrival/departure time: Airport information line +74959336666 Airlines offices   >>>

This is the first time that TмV Rheinland has awarded a TмV "Service Quality Management System" certificate to an airline. TмV Rheinland issued the certificate for four of airberlin?s service sectors: the airberlin.com website with its numerous service offers, service at the airport, service on board and the service that the airline offers to its frequent flyers.The aspects given a positive rating by the independent experts included the airline?s dedicated employees who live the service concept in a highly professional way. "Our service, which wins multiple awards every year, has by now become airberlin?s USP. The TмV certificate validates our endeavours and achievements in constantly increasing our passengers? comfort and offering the best possible service at a reasonable price. This is also due to our dedicated employees, who demonstrate a very high level of team spirit, such as can only be found in a very few companies," said Joachim Hunold, CEO Air Berlin PLC. "The expectations of air travellers vary cons  >>>

In November 2010, 2,508,821 passengers traveled with airberlin, i.e. an increase of 8.4 percent (November 2009: 2,314,734 passengers, including those traveling on the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes). At 74.9 percent, fleet capacity utilization surpassed the level of the corresponding month of the previous year by 3.2 percentage points. For the period from January to November 2010, a total of 31,307,036 passengers traveled on airberlin's flight route network (including the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes), i.e. 3.8 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (January to November 2009: 30,163,413 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization for the first eleven months of the year decreased by 1.0 percentage point, i.e. from 77.8 to 76.8 percent, whereas accumulated capacity for the January to November 2010 period increased by 5.1 percent. November 2010 November 2010, accumulatedCapacity3,348,474Capacity40,738,085Number of passengers2,508,821Number of passengers31,307,036Capacity utilizat  >>>

On December 4 2010 at 2 37 p.m. Moscow time emergency aircraft TU 154 of Dagestan Airlines operating from Moscow (Vnukovo) to Makhachkala in the South of Russia made a rough landing in Moscow Domodedovo Airport.All airport services had been informed in due course and they were ready to handle emergency landing of the aircraft. About 90 officers of Moscow Domodedovo Airport and 34 of its equipment units were engaged to the rescue operations. By 3 36 p.m. Moscow time the rescue activities had been completed as a result 172 passengers were saved (i.e. 3 passengers per minute). Two passengers died in the airplane crush, injured passengers – 82 – were delivered to hospitals in Domodedovo and Moscow.Those passengers who didn’t need or refused from serious medical help were accommodated in a passenger terminal of Domodedovo airport. They were offered food and drinks. Passengers whose clothes were soaked in kerosene which had been spilled after the emergency landing of the plane could make use of shower cabins availa  >>>

Uwe Berlinghoff, 54, will become airberlin?s Director Corporate Communications and thus the company?s official spokesperson on 1 January of next year. Mr. Berlinghoff will be reporting directly to airberlin CEO Joachim Hunold and will be replacing acting Director Corporate Communications Peter Hauptvogel, 69, who will retain his positions as adviser to the board and in-house editor in chief of airberlin magazin. Mr. Berlinghoff is currently Adam Opel GmbH Director Government Relations and director of federal-capital representation affairs in Berlin; he has held these positions for the past eight years and in this capacity is Opel?s liaison with the German government. Prior to this, he served for six years as Opel?s Chief Communications Officer and for two years was in charge of electronic and interactive media for the company. The first position Mr. Berlinghoff held at Opel was Director of Public Rela-tions at the company?s Eisenach plant, which was established after the fall of the Berlin Wall. After graduat  >>>

The first Chinese financial leasing company established by a commercial bank - ICBC Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. and Air Berlin PLC signed a package deal for 18 aircraft ? covering used and new narrowbody aircraft, all equipped with CFM engines. The total deal size is approximately USD 700 million. This benchmark transaction consists of two parts: an outright sale of four Boeing B737-800 and six Airbus A320-200 and sale-and-lease-back of two Airbus A319-100, two A320-200 and four Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Having closed partially in September 2010, both companies are looking forward to the execution of the majority of these transactions in 2011 and 2012. ?As a young Chinese leasing company, ICBC Leasing is excited to enter into such a huge transaction and have airberlin as our latest major client. Already being successful in launching international businesses since 2009, we have been expanding our portfolio and will continue to grow our presence in global market. We hope to solicit more big and prestigious aviati  >>>

The twenty-four-hour general strike in Portugal on November 24, 2010, has forced us at airberlin to make changes to our flight schedule to and from Portugal on short notice. If you're booked to travel on November 24, 2010, please check your flight status with airberlin or, if you've booked a package holiday, your tour operator before leaving for the airport.Alterations to the flight schedule on November 24, 2010OLD: AB 3160Dќsseldorf ? Faro ? Dќsseldorf 05:50?07:55/08:40?12:45NEW: AB 4558/9 Dќsseldorf ? Seville ? Dќsseldorf 10:50?13:50/14:50?18:05****************************OLD: AB 3164/5 Berlin Tegel ? Faro ? Berlin Tegel 09:35?12:00/12:50?17:15NEW: AB 4596/7 Berlin Tegel ? Seville ? Berlin Tegel 14:00?17:30/18:30?22:00****************************OLD: AB 7624/5 Palma de Mallorca ? Faro ? Palma de Mallorca 14:45?15:35/16:25?19:00NEW: AB 7516/7 Palma de Mallorca ? Seville ? Palma de Mallorca 14:45?16:35/17:25?19:00 ****************************Cancellations due to the general strike:AB 7784/5 Palma de Mallorca   >>>

The Frankfurt Labour Court has prohibited the German pilots' union, "VC Cockpit", from holding a planned strike at airberlin on Tuesday evening. Air traffic will continue as scheduled.  >>>

Late October Iberia launched a news class of service – Business Club - to be offered on the route Madrid (Barajas) – Moscow (Domodedovo).Passengers may enjoy wider seats with space between rows of 1.27 meters and enhanced on-board entertainment.The Class envisages additional drinks and snacks as well as all new dishes created by famous Spanish chief cook Sergi Arola. Passengers of the new Business Class will be presented with newly designed toilet articles, pillows and blankets.Clients of the new class are given with a preferential treatment namely: seat selection in advance, separate check-in desk, greater luggage allowance, preferential luggage handling and priority delivery, priority boarding and disembarkation. Business Club clients may use parking service in Madrid airport with no extra cost for three days.Iberia VIP Lounge is available in the 4th Terminal of Barajas Airport in Madrid as part of Business Club service of the airline. In order to facilitate and optimize luggage check in and security check   >>>

airberlin reached an operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 171.7 million for the third quarter of 2010; however, the accumulated figures for the first nine months of the year could have been better: The harsh winter and the flight cancellations caused by the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland reduced EBIT to EUR 44.8 million. As at 30 September 2010, the net result for the first nine months amounted to EUR -14.6 million.Total revenue for the quarter reached EUR 1.241 billion, i.e. is a 5 percent increase over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Due to the capacity increase, yield decreased by 2.2 percent to EUR 103.93. Analogously, revenue per available seat kilometer decreased by 2.9 percent to 6.79 Eurocents. Conversely, cost per available seat kilometer (ASK) for the first nine months of 2010 was lowered by 3.6 percent, in the third quarter even by 4.3 percent. Air Berlin PLC's net indebtedness was significantly reduced, namely from EUR 574 million to EUR 438 million. This figure, however, also includes   >>>

Gatwick will soon be airberlin?s second airport in London after Stansted. From 7th February 2011 airberlin will be linking Hanover and Nuremberg with the airport to the south of London. The number of weekly services from both German airports to London will remain unchanged. From February until October 2011 inclusive airberlin?s red and white aircraft will consequently be taking off twice a day from Nuremberg to Gatwick Monday to Friday and once a day on Sunday. From Hanover, the regional capital of Lower Saxony, passengers will also have a choice of two flights a day, six days a week (one flight on Saturday). Gatwick airport has excellent public transport connections. The journey from the airport to London?s city centre takes around 45 minutes. The direct flights from Dќsseldorf, Mќnster/Osnabrќck and Paderborn to London Stansted are not affected by the change of airport and continue to be available. The flights from Hanover and Nuremberg to London Gatwick can now be booked online (airberlin.com), by calling   >>>

? Codeshare flights to Cambodia now available ? topbonus and FlyerBonus frequent flyer programmes linkedairberlin and Bangkok Airways are strengthening their cooperation with immediate effect. In addition to airberlin?s non-stop services to Bangkok and Phuket, airberlin passenger now also have the option of a connecting flight from the Thai capital to Phnom Penh/Cambodia on Bangkok Airways. The codeshare flights to Koh Samui, Chiang Mai and Phuket will remain in place. topbonus members can now collect frequent flyer miles on any route operated by Bangkok Airways and redeem their topbonus miles for award flights with that airline. To do so, airberlin passengers simply need to quote their topbonus number when booking their flight or present their topbonus card at the check-in desk.In winter 2010/11 there are four direct flights a week from Dќsseldorf to Bangkok, three direct flights from Berlin to Bangkok and two direct flights a week from Munich to Bangkok. In addition airberlin offers three direct flights   >>>

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is glad to announce that on November 4 2010 Tunisian air carrier Nouvelair launched a new scheduled service from the capital of the Tunisian Republic - Tunis.The flight will be operated once a week with Airbus 320: Flight  >>>

On November 1 2010 Turkish Airlines resumed flights from Sabiha Gokcen International Airport located in Asian part of Istanbul to Moscow Domodedovo Airport. The flights will be operated by the airline’s subsidiary – AnadoluJet.Boeing 737-809 of Turkish Airlines will be flying between Istanbul and Moscow four times a week: Flight  >>>

In October 2010, airberlin welcomed 3,490,259 passengers on board, i.e. an increase of 7.6 percent (October 2009: 3,242,818 passengers, including those traveling on the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes). At 80.3 percent, fleet capacity utilization surpassed the level of the previous year (plus 0.2 percentage points). For the period from January to October 2010, a total of 28,798,215 passengers traveled on airberlin's flight route network (including the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes), i.e. 3.4 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2009: 27,848,679 passengers). For the first ten months of the year, fleet capacity utilization decreased by 1.3 percentage points, i.e. from 78.3 to 77.0 percent, and accumulated capacity increased by 5.2 percent. October 2010 October 2010, accumulatedCapacity4,347,142Capacity37,389,611Number of passengers3,490,259Number of passengers28,798,215Capacity utilization rate in %80.3Capacity utilization rate in %77.0  >>>

On Wednesday evening Joachim Hunold, CEO airberlin, together with Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Airports, and Mohammed Ahmed Al Mahmood, United Arab Emirates Ambassador in Berlin, inaugurated the new service between the German capital and the Emirate of Dubai. For the 298 passengers on board flight AB7318 and more than 100 invited guests the airport?s C2 terminal was transformed into a desert landscape with a Mocha ceremony, live Middle Eastern music and belly-dancing. "This is the first time that airberlin is operating a year-round, regular non-stop service to the Middle East and it is the only airline to link Berlin and Dubai. We have integrated the service to Dubai in our hub structure in Berlin and are consequently able to offer connections to other cities in Germany, Scandinavia, Austria and Switzerland. airberlin is thereby offering an attractive product to business travellers as well as to holidaymakers. At the same time we are strengthening our position in Berlin in the l  >>>

airberlin now offers kosher food on all flights to and from Israel. Instead of a sand-wich, airberlin passengers have a choice of three different bagels. In addition to the complimentary bagel, a hot meal created by top chef Franz Raneburger can be pre-ordered and is available at an extra charge. The choice here is between a vegetarian meal and a meat dish. All ingredients are kosher or "la-mehadrin". The bagels and hot meals are produced by "Top Kosher & Gourmet", the new catering service, and inspected by Rabbi Yitshak Ehrenberg of the Jewish Community in Berlin. airberlin operates nonstop flights from Dќsseldorf (2 flights per week), Berlin (3 flights per week), Cologne/Bonn (2 flights per week) and Munich (2 flights per week) to Tel Aviv. Fares start at 99 euros one way, including taxes, charges and miles, but excluding aviation tax. There are also feeder flights from various German cities. Flights to Tel Aviv can be booked online (airberlin.com), by calling the airline?s Ser-vice Centre (Tel.: 01805-737   >>>

Thai Airways increased frequency from current three flights Bangkok – Moscow (Domodedovo) – Bangkok to four to be operated on Saturday. This destination will be served by a more capacious aircraft than previously – Boeing 777-300 thus increasing market offering of the airline by 57%. Flight  >>>

One of the leading partner airlines of Domodedovo airport marks the opening of new winter season by complementing a very popular service Singapore (Changi International) – Moscow (Domodedovo) – Houston (George Bush Intercontinental) with a one more frequency.Effective from November 1 2010 Singapore Airlines operates two more flights on the route making this service daily. Flight  >>>

airberlin disclosed its intention to issue bonds at a volume of ?150 million with a subscription period between November 2 and November 5, 2010, together with an option to raise the figure by up to ?50 million, according to an announcement of November 1. Although the issue volume was indeed raised to ?200 million, the order book was oversubscribed on the first day so the company decided to close the offer."We've taken an important step towards fulfilling our refinancing programme planned for this year and increasing our financial room for manoeuvre in the future with this successful bond issue," said airberlin financial director Ulf Hќttmeyer; "Investors have also expressed an interest in repurchasing the convertible bonds we issued in 2009."quirin bank AG acted as the lead manager for the bond issue.  >>>

From today airberlin will be connecting the German capital and Miami. Matthias von Randow, representing airberlin?s Board of Directors, and Dr. Till Bunse, Area Manager Marketing and Public Relations at Berlin Airports, together with Greg Delawie, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Mission to Germany, presided at the ceremony marking the inaugural flight AB 7210 to the American city. "With these new direct flights airberlin is strengthening its position as a major carrier at the airport Berlin-Tegel. airberlin?s second direct service between Berlin and the United States will begin in summer 2011 with flights to New York. This allows airberlin to create a solid base in Berlin with a view to the airline?s membership of the oneworld alliance, which is planned for 2012," remarked Matthias von Randow. "By developing its hub in Tegel, consolidating its European network and establishing new long-haul routes, airberlin has increased its commitment to Berlin airports this year to an unprecedented extent. We are buil  >>>

On October 31 2010 a national air carrier of the Turkish Republic flied back to Moscow Domodedovo Airport with a new flight to the capital of the country – Ankara to be operated by the airline’s subsidiary – AnadoluJet.The flights will be operated three times a week to Esenboga International Airport in Ankara: Flight  >>>