Air Berlin takes off for China
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Air Berlin launched its long-haul routes to China on 01-May-08, with five flights a week from Düsseldorf to the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai. Air Berlin will offer connecting flights from Germany - including from Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart, Switzerland †from Zurich and Austria †from Vienna, to both destinations. Air Berlin will operate the routes with Airbus A330s equipment.
Air Berlin stated that after the Olympic Games, the carrier will be focusing on business travelers, upgrading the existing Business Class to Premium Business Class from Nov-08. Furthermore, the partnership arrangement with Hainan Airlines means that Air Berlin passengers will be able to book connecting flights to all major Chinese airports. From Beijing alone, Hainan Airlines operates to 50 cities in China. In return, Hainan Airlines will be operating non-stop flights from Beijing to Berlin from 05-Sep-08, with Air Berlin providing the feeder and connecting flights in Germany and Europe.
Meanwhile, in the first three months of the year, Air Berlin carried 1.37 million passengers, a 10.5% increase year-on-year. In 2007, the airline carried approximately 6.5 million passengers from and to Düsseldorf. During the Summer Schedule, Air Berlin operates non-stop flights from Düsseldorf to 76 destinations.
© Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 01-May-08
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