Airberlin Adds Codeshare Connections, Expands Service in Italy
Airberlin Adds Codeshare Connections, Expands Service in Italy
Airberlin, which codeshares with American Airlines and has strengthened its hubs in Berlin and Dusseldorf, has new codeshare connections with future oneworld partners and plans to expand the destinations it serves in Italy. In addition, Airberlin is launching a comfort initiative, including a new Sky Interior in Boeing aircrafts, a new interior design for the B737-800 and B737-700 and new seats in Airbus 330-200.
Airberlin is preparing for its membership in the oneworld air alliance next year, which includes bilateral cooperation agreements to earn and redeem top bonus points on all qualifying flights in the oneworld network and improved access to airport lounges of the oneworld partner, as well as bilateral agreements with partner airlines to schedule flights with common flight number. This codeshare agreement is in effect with American Airlines, Finnair and S7; regarding British Airways and Iberia, Airberlin is currently making progress with the negotiations.
On Airberlin routes to the U.S., travelers fly to the central hubs of the codeshare partner American Airlines, such as Miami, Los Angeles and New York. From there, departures can be made to multiple business destinations inside the United States, including Atlanta, Boston, Washington, Dallas, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Seattle or San Diego, as well as tourist destinations such as Orlando, Tampa and the Bahamas. The partnership with Finnair will make it possible to connect through Helsinki to New Delhi, and also facilitate connections to Singapore. Likewise, new connections within Russia are now possible through the partnership with S7, the Russian airline.
In its own network of routes, Airberlin is expanding the offer through the Berlin hub to Dusseldorf and Palma de Mallorca. Starting in May 2011, there will be new flights from Berlin to New York and Linz.
Starting this summer, Airberlin will be expanding the choice of flights from Dusseldorf to include the Italian destinations of Florence and Cagliari, Rijeka in Croatia, and from mid-April 2011, Airberlin will fly non-stop to the Channel Island Guernsey and to Innsbruck. Starting in summer, there will be three flights instead of the current two daily flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona. Extra flights are also available to Fort Myers, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver.
In Italy, Airberlin will also continue to increase its commitment. The number of flights from Berlin to Rome will be increased to 14 departures per week and also included in the Berlin hub structure, in order to produce further transfer options. Starting in mid-April, Verona will be reachable for the first time almost daily from Berlin-Tegel and Dusseldorf. Further new connections include the routes from Dusseldorf to Bari as well as from Cologne/Bonn, Nuremberg, Munich and Zurich to nearby Brindisi. Another novelty in summer are the connections from Berlin and Münster/Osnabrück to Olbia. The Sardinian city is now reachable with nonstop connections from many other big German cities.
The Spanish hub in Palma de Mallorca with its 17 destination connections has been completed through new frequencies to Vienna and the connection to Friedrichshafen.
Airberlin now offers more benefits to frequent flyers. Top bonus Silver and Gold card holders can now use the exclusive waiting areas directly at the gate in Berlin-Tegel in Terminal C and shortly in Dusseldorf in Terminal B. Gold Card holders now receive a reservation guarantee up to 48 hours before departure. In addition, at some airports, parking in a parking area in the immediate vicinity and use of a dedicated Hotline for Gold Card holders is possible.
