Tegel expands again after decrease due to Air Berlin demise
The passenger numbers at Tegel are now increasing again after numbers fell by 3.7 per cent year-on-year in 2017 to…
25 October 2018
Air Berlin
Founded by Americans in 1978, Air Berlin initially operated holiday charter flights from West Berlin to Mediterranean vacation destinations. German reunification saw the airline rapidly expand, and Air Berlin became one of the largest European carriers.
Future plans and expansion hinged on eventually basing operations at Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport, which was originally due to open in 2011 but suffered rolling delays and is now not expected to open, if at all, until 2020.
Air Berlin scaled back on operations over several years and, with sustained financial losses, finally flew its final flight in October 2017. Nearly immediately Lufthansa swooped in and purchased 81 of its aircraft and employed more than 3,000 former Air Berlin employees, with Easyjet also taking a smaller piece of the Air Berlin pie.
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23 January 2018
IAG buys Niki for €20 million and will integrate it as a new Austrian Vueling subsidiary
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30 December 2017
Belair threatened by insolvency, employees still waiting for their salary
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25 December 2017
European Commission approves Lufthansa’s acquisition of Air Berlin subsidiary LGW, to be integrated into Eurowings
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21 December 2017
No consequences for Air Berlin pilot after spectacular go-around manoeuvre on last long-haul flight
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20 December 2017
Lufthansa Technik continues training of Air Berlin Technik’s trainees
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18 December 2017
easyJet confirms acquisition of Air Berlin operations at Tegel: 25 aircraft, slots and staff
easyJet statement on acquisition of Air Berlin operations easyJet can confirm that it has acquired part of Air Berlin's operations…
18 December 2017
Austrian low-cost (fly)Niki ceases all operations on 14 December 2017
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13 December 2017
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13 December 2017
European Commission approves acquisition of Air Berlin assets by easyJet
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13 December 2017
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23 November 2017
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20 November 2017
easyJet takes over 25 Air Berlin aircraft based at Berlin Tegel
easyJet today signed an agreement with Air Berlin to acquire part of its operations at Berlin Tegel Airport easyJet signed…
31 October 2017
Last call for Air Berlin passengers; the world of aviation is saying farewell #byebyeairberlin
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27 October 2017
An Air Berlin Airbus A320 has been seized at Iceland Keflavik Airport
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20 October 2017
Video: Goodbye to Air Berlin long-haul flights, with go-around at DUS #AB7001
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16 October 2017
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12 October 2017
An Air Berlin Airbus A320 has ended up in the mud at Sylt airport
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30 September 2017
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