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Air Berlin: New Route to Munich
BERLIN, September 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Berlin will open a new route from London Stansted to Munich on 5
November 2007. The airline will fly twice daily from Monday to Friday and
once on Saturday and Sunday.
Titus Johnson, Air Berlin Country Manager for UK and Ireland, said:
"Munich is the ninth Air Berlin direct German destination from the United
Kingdom and reinforces our position as the number 1 'value added' choice for
travel to Germany. This is an important new route which many of our customers
have been waiting for."
Flights depart from London Stansted at 08:20 in the morning and 19:15 in
the evening from Monday to Friday. On Saturday flights for Munich depart at
08:20 in the morning and on Sunday at 19:15 in the evening.
Fares to Munich start from as little as GBP24 one-way, including all
taxes, allocated seats, complimentary inflight sandwiches, soft drinks,
newspapers and top bonus frequent flyer awards.
Notes for Editors:
Air Berlin, founded in 1978, is now Europe's third largest low-cost
carrier and was recently awarded the Best Shorthaul Business Airline at the
Business Travel World Awards.
Firmly established as a market leader in the low-cost airline
sector, Air Berlin clearly differentiates itslef from other low-cost airlines
by offering not just affordable fares, but also traditional services of
complimentary in-flight programmes, luggage services and an attractive 33%
child discount. Business and leisure passengers benefit significantly from
these heightened service levels which set Air Berlin apart as a low-cost
carrier.
Air Berlin serves 8 routes direct from Stansted to Berlin, Düsseldorf,
Hanover, Leipzig, Munich, Munster, Nuremberg and Paderborn. And with links to
other Air Berlin hubs, passengers can fly direct from Stansted onto the
airlines large network, which operates over 350 flights a day in more than 90
airports across Germany, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia, Italy, Hungary,
Switzerland, United Kingdom and North Africa.
Air Berlin has the most comprehensive distribution network for seat sales
of all European low cost carriers and currently carries over 20 million
passengers a year.
Fares start from as little as GBP24 one-way, including tax, and
reservations can be made via www.airberlin.com, through its dedicated 24 hour
telephone service centre - +49-(0)871-5000-737, or by travel agents.
Press contact:
Angelika Schwaff
Air Berlin Press Officer
Phone: +49-30-3434-1530
Fax: +49-30-3434-1509
Email: abpresse@airberlin.com
Joachim von Halasz
Norfolk Financial
Phone: +44-7880-557700
Fax: +44-20-7439-0262
Email: vonhalasz@norfolk-financial.com






