From May 2011 airberlin will be offering two non-stop services a week from Cologne to Casablanca. With up to 10 scheduled flights to North Africa a week, airberlin is the major carrier in Cologne catering for ethnic travel. The airberlin flights to Casablanca, Nador, Tangier, Tunis and Algiers in summer 2011 are now available for booking. Early bookers can snap up bargain tickets from 59 euros including taxes, charges and topbonus miles, but excluding aviation tax, by booking online at airberlin.com, by telephoning the airline?s Service Centre (tel. 01805 ? 737 800; ? 0.14/min. from a landline, mobile phone charges not exceeding ? 0.42/min.) as well as via travel agencies.  >>>

Since October 2010 one of the airport’s leading partner airline Singapore Airlines has changed airfield fuel operator to Domodedovo Fuel Services (DFS). The airline highly appreciated quality of its work and services provided. Previously Singapore Airlines planes were fueled by another company.The main objective of Domodedovo Fuel Services - which is a part of Moscow Domodedovo Airport – is a non-stop and safe fueling of aircraft by certified petroleum pursuant to international standards. Moscow Domodedovo Airport is one of a few in Russia operating central aircraft fueling system providing fully automated process. There are pipelines hidden under the apron connecting fuel tanks and ramps. The aircraft fuel system capacity is 900 cubic meter per hour while fuel tank facilities estimate up to 34 000 tons. A multi-level filter system and all stages quality control are provided by Domodedovo Fuel Services as well.Singapore Airlines being a national air carrier of Singapore is one of the most respected travel bra  >>>

As General Manager Middle East, Stefan Magiera (35) will be running airber-lin?s activities in the United Arab Emirates as well as in Bahrain, Qatar and Oman with immediate effect. In this capacity Magiera will also be directing the work undertaken by the local General Sales Agent, Oasis Travels LLc.At the same time Stefan Magiera will continue in his post as General Man-ager for Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar and will shuttle back and forth between the offices in Dubai and Bangkok. The qualified travel agent and graduate in business administration will report directly to Mats Jacobsson, Vice President International Sales airberlin. Stefan Magiera pos-sesses extensive experience in the tourism industry. The tourism companies for which he has worked in the past include Hapag-Lloyd Business Travel and Dќsseldorf Airport as well as the airlines Lufthansa, Lufthansa CityLine and Germanwings.  >>>

On 3 November 2010, airberlin will for the first time fly from Berlin to Dubai. Joachim Hunold, Chief Executive Officer of airberlin, Burkhard Kieker, Chief Executive Officer of visitBerlin and Prof. Dr. Rainer Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Airports, introduced the new airberlin nonstop connection in Dubai at an event for tourism, business and politics representatives, as well as the press. Joachim Hunold, Chief Executive Officer of airberlin, said: "For the first time, airberlin flies nonstop from Germany to the Middle East on a regular basis and, as the only airline, connects Berlin with Dubai. Dubai is an extremely important location for airberlin, where we see a great potential for future growth. Therefore, airberlin will also fly to Dubai in summer 2011. We are convinced that this flight connection will also contribute to further tighten and expand the excellent relations between Germany and the Emirate of Dubai."Burkhard Kieker, Chief Executive Officer of visitBerlin, said: "With a growth o  >>>

airberlin, Germany?s second largest airline, is making additional bargain tickets available for booking from 26th to 28th October. Travellers can enjoy up to 50 per cent discount per flight. This means that keen skiers, tobogganers and snowboarders can book destinations such as Innsbruck and Zurich. Tickets for city breaks and Christmas shopping trips to Helsinki, Copenhagen, Paris and Venice are also on offer. Those wanting to escape the cold winter weather can buy bargain flights to warmer destinations, including Faro, Palma de Mallorca and Tunis. Long-haul flights, for instance to Miami, Phuket and Windhoek, are also available at these special rates.The offer covers flights between 15th November 2010 and 28th February 2011 from German departure airports to numerous worldwide destinations. Tickets can be purchased online (airberlin.com), by contacting the airline?s Service Centre (tel. 01805 ? 737 800; ? 0.14/min. from a landline, mobile phone charges not exceeding ? 0.42/min.) as well as via travel agenci  >>>

airberlin is expanding its route network from Berlin and in summer 2011 the airline will be operating direct flights from the German capital to Sardinia for the first time. From 3rd May 2011 airberlin passengers will then be able to fly to Olbia airport in the northeast of the island on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The airberlin flights to Olbia can now be booked online (airberlin.com), by calling the airline?s Service Centre (tel.: 01805 ? 737 800; ? 0.14/min. from a landline, mobile phone charges not exceeding ? 0.42/min.) and through travel agents. airberlin is also offering non-stop flights to Olbia in the summer from Dќsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart. Tickets to Sardinia are available from 49 euros one way. The prices include taxes, charges and topbonus miles, but exclude aviation tax.  >>>

When the summer timetable for 2011 comes into operation, airberlin will be expanding its route network from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg airport. The airline has added two new direct services. airberlin will be flying an Airbus A 320 with a seating capacity of 174 to Enfidha (Tunisia) at 06.50 hours on Tuesdays. One-way tickets are available from CHF 139 / EUR 100. The red and white aircraft will be taking off for their direct flight to Malta at 11.45 hours every Sunday. The airline will be using a Boeing 737-700 with 148 seats for this service. One-way tickets start at CHF 69 / EUR 49. airberlin is doubling the frequency of its daily flights to Berlin-Tegel from as early as February. The new hub offers convenient connecting flights to Scandinavia, Poland, Russia and the USA. All other tourist destinations for summer 2011 are now available for booking by passengers from the Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg area. From now on airberlin will be operating two services a week to Heraklion from CHF 179 / EUR 130. 16 destination  >>>

From summer 2011 onwards, airberlin will be operating a new service from Dќsseldorf and Hanover to Guernsey. This is already airberlin?s second destination in the Channel Islands, with Jersey being the first. From 16th April 2011, passengers from Hanover will also have the option of flying to Jersey via Guernsey for the first time. airberlin is offering all flights to the Channel Islands on Saturdays. The summer schedule for the Channel Islands starts in the middle of April and ends in September 2011. Feeder flights will be available from Berlin, Munich and Vienna.The flights to Guernsey and Jersey can now be booked online (airberlin.com), by calling the airline?s Service Centre (Tel.: 01805 ? 737 800; ? 0.14/min. from a landline, mobile phone charges not exceeding ? 0.42/min.) and through travel agents. Tickets to the Channel Islands are available from 99 euros one way. The prices include taxes, charges and topbonus miles, but exclude aviation tax.  >>>

airberlin is starting a new direct service to Switzerland. From 24th February 2011 the carrier?s red and white aircraft will fly up to twice a day from Berlin-Tegel to Basel. The early plane takes off at 08.55 hours Mondays to Fridays, while the evening plane leaves at 17.10 hours. At weekends there will be one flight a day: at 08.55 hours on Saturdays and at 17.10 hours on Sundays. The flights from Basel will take off at 06.35 hours and 19.15 hours on weekdays, at 06.35 hours on Saturdays and at 19.15 hours on Sundays. The departure times are designed so that business travellers as well as holidaymakers can spend the day in Basel. Passengers from Cologne/Bonn, Mќnster/Osnabrќck and Nuremberg will also be able to use the convenient transfer connections to Basel via Berlin. By operating a new service to this major Swiss city, airberlin is also optimising the important role of the Berlin hub. The flights to Basel and connecting flights via Berlin can now be booked online (airberlin.com), by calling the airline  >>>

As part of the Investment Plan of Building and Reconstruction of Passenger Terminals prime contractors have been chosen for building and finishing works. Expansion of passenger terminal T1 and building of terminal T2 are envisaged by the Plan.In the near future MIWEL Ltd. to commence reconstruction of the current international arrivals area. Preliminary completion date is established for April 2012. General volume of renovated floor space will total 135 000 sqr. meters. When the works completed T1 floor space will total 275 000 sqr. meters.Ekoproekt-Plaz LLC will build a new passenger terminal T2. The first stage will see a gallery with 9 ramps providing direct connection between building and aircraft. Preliminary completion date is established for March 2013. General volume of floor space to be built totals 63 500 sqr. meters. When all the stages of the works completed T2 floor space will total 200 000 sqr. meters.At the moment the works are carried out to expand domestic arrivals area. MNR Bau und Bauberatu  >>>

airberlin, Germany?s second largest airline, is making additional bargain tickets available from 12th to 14th October. Travellers can enjoy up to 50 per cent discount per flight. Those keen on winter sports might want to book flights to Salzburg. Equally there are tickets for shopping trips to cities such as Berlin, London, Oslo and Paris. Destinations in the sun, including Palma de Mallorca and Hurghada as well as long-distance flights to places such as Miami and Bangkok, are also available for booking under the terms of this special offer. The Autumn Special flights take off from European airports for numerous destinations between 1st November 2010 and 31st January 2011. Tickets can be purchased online (airberlin.com); by telephoning airberlin?s Service Centre (tel. 01805 ? 737 800; ? 0.14/min. from landlines, max. charge from mobile phones ? 0.42/min) and from travel agencies. Prices include taxes, charges and topbonus miles, but exclude aviation tax.  >>>

Johannes Zurnieden (60), Chairman of the Board of Directors at Air Berlin PLC Holding, will be stepping down on 31.12.2010. Dr. Hans-Joachim Kіrber (64), a current board member, has been appointed as his successor.The entrepreneur from Bonn, Johannes Zurnieden, owner of Phoenix Reisen GmbH, was a partner in Air Berlin GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs KG for many years. After the airline?s flotation in May 2006, he became Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company that had been transformed into an English PLC at the end of 2005.Air Berlin CEO Joachim Hunold (61) commented after a board meeting on Monday afternoon: ?Johannes Zurnieden has accompanied and advanced the development of our company from a small charter airline to the second largest German carrier. With his unflagging commitment and the fairness which has marked his entire period in office, he has made a major contribution to Air Berlin.? Zurnieden will remain a shareholder and board member, but will be devoting more time to other duties in future.His   >>>

Christian Lesjak (38) will take up his post as Executive Vice President Sales Scheduled Services with airberlin on 1st November 2010. Lesjak is moving from the airberlin group member NIKI, an airline where he has been Director for Sales, Marketing and Network Planning since April 2006. Overall, Christian Lesjak can rely on over 15 years of experience in the aviation industry, having worked for airlines such as Lauda Air and Swissair. In his new capacity, Lesjak will report to Air Berlin?s CCO, Christoph Debus.As Executive Vice President Sales Touristic Services, Detlef Altman will continue to be responsible for sales to tour operators. The split into separate areas of responsibility is designed to strengthen sales in preparation for airberlin?s full membership of the oneworld aviation alliance, which is due to take place at the start of 2012.  >>>

The airberlin group has added another airport to the destinations it serves from Zurich: Brindisi (BDS). From 15th April 2011 the airberlin jets will be taking off every Monday and Friday for the Italian port. During the summer schedule the airberlin group offers flights to New York (JFK) via Berlin-Tegel on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The service complements the existing daily flights via Dќsseldorf. This means that the airberlin group now offers passengers from Zurich a choice of ten flights a week to New York. The flights to Brindisi and the more frequent services to New York can now be booked online (airberlin.com), via the airline?s Service Centre (tel. 0848 737 800, CHF 0.08/min) and at travel agencies. Tickets to Brindisi start at CHF 79 one way, and flights to New York via Berlin are available from CHF 373 one way. The prices include taxes, charges and topbonus miles.  >>>

airberlin has won the Danish Travel Award 2010 in the category of "Best Low Cost Airline". This is already the fourth year in succession that the second largest German airline has won the award, thereby once again prevailing over the competition in Denmark. The Danish Travel Awards have singled out the best companies within the travel and tourist industry for the past 15 years. Mats Jacobsson, Vice President International Sales airberlin, accepted the award in Copenhagen last night.  >>>

The red chocolate heart is one of airberlin?s trademarks and is traditionally handed out to passengers by flight attendants as a farewell gift. This year, as partner to TRIBUTE TO BAMBI 2010, airberlin has again commissioned a special edition so that the chocolate heart can support a good cause. The entire sales proceeds are donated to the TRIBUTE TO BAMBI Foundation for the benefit of children in need. The special edition features five golden chocolate hearts in a gold-coloured box inscribed "Mit Herzen Gutes tun", which translates as "Putting your heart into doing good".The special edition chocolate hearts in the golden box are now available and can be purchased on board airberlin flights, online at airberlin.com/tributetobambi and from selected shops in Germany at a price of 5 euros.  >>>

On Wednesday in Mallorca, airberlin chief executive Joachim Hunold received a gold medal from the Mallorcan Chamber of Commerce and Industry for his "outstanding contribution to tourist development on the Ballearic Islands." The award was conferred by Balearic president Francesc Antich and Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Joan Gual at a ceremony attended by approximately 500 guests from the political, business and media communities. Mallorca has been airberlin?s top destination since the company?s founding more than three decades ago. And indeed, the company?s inaugural passenger flight on 28 April 1979 flew from Berlin to Mallorca. Since 1998, airberlin?s largest hub outside of Germany is Son Sant Joan airport on Mallorca, from which the airline offers flights to 17 destinations on the Iberian peninsula and neighboring islands. Last year alone, more than 6.7 million passengers flew to and from Mallorca on airberlin.  >>>

In September 2010, airberlin, Germany's second-largest airline company, welcomed 3,652,087 passengers on board, i.e. an increase of 8.7 percent (September 2009: 3,359,779 passengers, including those traveling on the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes). At 82.7 percent, fleet capacity utilization was slightly higher than in the previous year (+0.1 percentage points). For the period from January to September 2010, a total of 25,307,956 passengers traveled on airberlin's flight route network (including the acquired NIKI and TUIfly routes), i.e. 2.9 percent more than in the corresponding period of the previous year (2009: 24,605,861 passengers). Fleet capacity utilization for the first nine months of the year decreased by 1.5 percentage points, i.e. from 78.1 to 76.6 percent. Accumulated capacity for the January to September 2010 period increased by 4.9 percent. September 2010 September 2010, accumulatedCapacity4,414,693Capacity33,042,469Number of passengers3,652,087Number of passengers25,307,956Capacity utiliza  >>>

Macquarie AirFinance, a global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, announced that it has purchased two 2006-vintage A320s from airberlin. The aircraft will be on long-term leaseback to airberlin and sub-leased to NIKI in Austria. John Willingham, Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie AirFinance, commented: "This is an attractive acquisition for us as it furthers our strategy of building a portfolio of popular, modern narrowbodies with leases to reputable customers. airberlin is a long established and valued customer of ours and we are excited now to partner with NIKI."Ulf Hќttmeyer, CFO of Air Berlin PLC stated: "We are pleased to have closed this valuable transaction with Macquarie AirFinance. We hope to build on the strategic relationship between our two companies in the future."About Macquarie AirFinanceMacquarie AirFinance is a global aircraft leasing company providing aircraft and capital to the world?s commercial airlines, and advisory and management services to aircraft owners. Establis  >>>

New equipment Reprint has been implemented in Moscow Domodedovo Airport allowing for a baggage-less passenger to check in through a mobile phone (mobile check in) and than proceed to a holding area passing over check in counters. Reprint unit is reading data from 2D bar-code in a mobile, printing out a boarding pass which is later presented to a security control officer. One can register in advance or on his/her way to the airport thus saving time for check-in procedure. Reprint installation is inline with IATA standards for mobile check in service requiring an airline or an airport to save passengers from spending their time at a check in counter for obtaining a boarding pass. At the moment Reprint units are available just in front of all departure sectors. Passengers of such partner airlines of Domodedovo airport as British airways, Air Berlin, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brusseles Airlines, British midland Airways, Qatar Airways may benefit from mobile check in service. Transaero and S7 are planning t  >>>

Moscow Domodedovo Airport and Armenian national air carrier – Armavia welcomed a 200 000 passenger of Moscow – Yerevan flight.  >>>

On September 26 2010 VIM Airlines reopened scheduled service to Ovda (Israel). The flights will be operated according to the following schedule: Flight  >>>

From 6th November 2010 airberlin will be operating one non-stop flight a week from Dќsseldorf to Arbil in Northern Iraq. In addition the airline will also be offering fortnightly flights from Dќsseldorf to Sulaymaniyah. Many of the seats have already been booked by a tour operator for ethnic travel.The flights to Iraq are now available for booking online (airberlin.com), by calling the airline?s Service Centre (tel. 01805?737 800; 0.14 ?/min. from a landline, mobile phone charges max. 0.42 ?/min.) and in travel agencies. Tickets to Arbil start at 459 euros including taxes, charges and topbonus miles (exclusive aviation tax) and tickets to Sulaymaniyah start at 509 euros, including taxes, charges and topbonus miles (excluding aviation tax).  >>>

? New service in preparation of BBI and oneworldЎ? A total of eleven non-stop flights from Dќsseldorf and Berlin to New York in summer 2011With the start of the summer schedule in May 2011, airberlin will be offering four weekly non-stop services between Berlin and New York. "airberlin will be strengthening its position in Berlin in the long term with the new route. The non-stop flight from Berlin to New York is another important step, both in view of the opening of the new BBI airport and airberlin's full membership of the oneworldЎ aviation alliance, which is planned for the start of 2012. The increase in the number of flights operated from Dќsseldorf is a further key element in preparation of becoming a full member of oneworldЎ. By working with our partner, American Airlines, we can link our hubs on both sides of the Atlantic and achieve a major increase in our services using codeshare flights," said Joachim Hunold, CEO airberlin, in New York this evening. The new service is interesting both for holidayma  >>>

On September 21 2010 Moscow Domodedovo Airport and Italian air carrier Wind Jet launched a new scheduled service from Moscow (Domodedovo) to Milan (Orio al Serio).Scheduled flights will be operated three times a week by Airbus 320: Flight  >>>