LONDON, July 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Berlin PLC announces that its 100%
subsidiary Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG ("Air Berlin") has on
26 July 2010 agreed with oneworld Management Company Ltd. on key
aspects of Air Berlin’s membership in the oneworld Alliance. Under
the sponsorship of British Airways Plc, which is a founding member of
oneworld Alliance Air Berlin, will work towards completing a full
membership agreement with oneworld. Membership in oneworld would
strengthen Air Berlin’s competitive position and enable it to
participate in the alliance’s revenue enhancement and cost reduc-tion
activities.
Furthermore, Air Berlin PLC announces, that Air Berlin has entered
into agreements on strategic cooperation, so called code-share
agreements, with American Airlines, Inc. and Finnair Plc today.
These agreements shall allow Air Berlin to offer tickets for
code-share flights as of 1 November 2010 to fifteen (15) additional
destinations in the United States of America and two on the Bahamas
which are operated by American Airlines, Inc. as well as for
code-share flights with Finnair Plc to Helsinki, within Europe and to
Asia. The implementation of these agreements is subject to all
necessary regulatory approvals.
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Hertfordshire Great Britain WKN AB1000 (Share) on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard) WKN A0NQ9H (Convertible
Bond 2007) Euro MTF Market on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange WKN
A1ALH0 (Convertible Bond 2009) Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange
Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49(0)30-3434-1532
ihegner@airberlin.com
Gratuite
