Air Berlin

Air Berlin is Germany's second largest airline, after Lufthansa, and Europe's sixth largest airline in terms of passengers. The airline operates an extensive semi-low-cost network including holiday destinations in the Mediterranean region, the Canary Islands and North Africa as well as intercontinental destinations in South East Asia, the Caribbean and the United States.

Air Berlin concentrates on serving major German and European cities to attract business traffic. A total of 23 German cities are served, more than any other airline. The airline is headquartered in Building 2 of the Airport Bureau Center in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin. Its largest hub is Berlin-Tegel Airport. Other hub airports are Dusseldorf Airport, Nuremberg Airport and Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma. In January 2010 Air Berlin's fleet, including those of its subsidiaries, consisted of 146 operational aircraft.

In contrast to pure European low-cost carriers like Ryanair or easyJet, Air Berlin offers free (at the point of consumption) in-flight snacks and drinks. Full meals are available for purchase on short haul flights longer than 90 minutes, on flights over six hours they are complimentary. One can order gourmet meals, which are, according to the airline, created by chefs at "Sansibar", a famous restaurant on the island of Sylt. The airline also offers free newspapers, assigned seating, and guaranteed flight connections. On flights operated by Airbus A330-200 aircraft, a dedicated business class section is offered. On most flight, Air Berlin offers movies and tv shows.

Like many other airlines, Air Berlin has a frequent flyer scheme. Air Berlin's frequent flyer program (called topbonus) is operated jointly with Niki. Points (“miles”) can be collected on all flights, and these can be redeemed later for free flights (award flights) or for an upgrade to business class. In addition to the “topbonus Card Classic” there are cards with Silver and Gold status. A Service Card, for which a charge is made, available. I must mention here, the personal is very kind and gentile with the passengers. It may happen that some planes to delay but this is because they are waiting for all the passengers to be on board.

A flight from Dusseldorf to Palma de Mallorca costs minimum 270 Euro for one adult
A flight from Copenhagen to Dusseldorf costs minimum 154 Euro for one adult