Airberlin delays some Airbus and Boeing future deliveries

Airberlin (Tegel) announced today it has reached agreements with both Airbus and Boeing to postpone 11 Airbus A320 family aircraft and eight Boeing 737NG family aircraft. For 2012 and 2013, 31 new aircraft will be delivered to Airberlin. 19 aircraft will be postponed. As a result, Airberlin’s debt load is eased, in particular for the years 2012 through 2014, and the delivery of new aircraft is also secured until 2016.

In other news, Airberlin is looking east for traffic potential. The company is expanding its presence in Eastern Europe. For the first time, Airberlin’s and Niki’s 2011/12 winter flight schedule is offering synchronized flights catering to the growth markets of Rumania, Bulgaria and Serbia. With up to three flights daily, the capital cities of these countries, namely Bucharest, Sofia and Belgrade, will be linked with the Vienna hub. Flight times and connections are scheduled such that Airberlin can offer significantly faster connections from the German-speaking regions to South Eastern Europe. This applies to the routes from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Nuremberg and Zurich.

According to the airline, “Flight connections to Russia are also being improved. A capacity increase of almost 35% from the Russian market enabled better connections to Europe-bound and long-haul flights. The number of passengers transported increased by more than 50%. Airberlin wants to take part in this development and therefore, starting from the winter flight schedule, will be offering 50 flights per week to Moscow and St. Petersburg from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Vienna and Salzburg.”

Airberlin will also strengthen its position in Poland. As of May 1, 2012, Airberlin, Germany’s will triple its flights to Krakow and will link the city of Gdansk to the Berlin hub. With two daily connections per week during off-peak times and one flight connection on Saturdays and Sundays, travelers from Northern and Southern Poland will be able to catch connections to flights within Germany, to Austria, Switzerland or the Nordic countries. Furthermore, long-haul connections to New York, Miami or Bangkok will be available. Travelers to Gdansk will thus have rapid access to the Polish region of the Baltic Sea, to Masuria, and to the European Football Championship in the summer of 2012.

Airberlin is also increasing its presence in Turkey with a new Airberlin Turkey operation.

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