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Germania to grow 400% in Berlin

Germania is growing its presence in the German capital due to the collapse of Airberlin. The airline issued this statement:

On Friday morning a Germania flight took off from Berlin-Schönefeld headed for Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt with 201 passengers on board. With a second aircraft now based at Schönefeld, Germania is flying this route, among others, once a week during the winter season, thereby reviving a service between the German capital and the Red Sea beach resort that has not been available for four and a half years.

Additional new features in Germania’s winter flight schedule from SXF include Hurghada, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria. The service to Hurghada is being increased from once a week to three times per week. Travellers can now also escape the cold winter temperatures by flying to the Canary Islands Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria. As in the last winter season, there will also be flights to Tenerife and Paphos in Cyprus. Among the scheduled routes to the Middle East, Germania will continue operating several weekly flights to Teheran and Beirut this winter, thereby establishing itself as a firm partner for intercultural flights.

The airline with the green and white livery is committed to a policy for growth at this base, which also covers Berlin-Tegel airport. From 1 November 2017 Germania will be basing an aircraft there, offering flights to the Canary islands of Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife, in conjunction with tour operators. The plan is to further increase the fleet in May 2018, when Germania will be operating two additional aircraft from Berlin-Tegel.

“Germania will achieve 400% growth in Berlin,” commented Clauspeter Schwarz, Germania’s Chief Operating Officer, on Friday, when the first of the new flights took off. “This is our response to market changes and a greater presence in the capital.”

Frontier announces nine additional routes connecting 13 cities

Frontier Airlines issued this statement:

As a further expansion of its commitment to deliver low fares nationwide, low cost airline Frontier Airlines has announced nine more routes connecting 13 cities. This announcement comes just two months after the airline’s previous announcement of more than 80 new routes across the US, meaning the airline now serves more than 90 percent of American households. All routes are on sale, with new route fares as low as $39.

NEW ROUTE SUMMARY

Departure City		Arrival City	Start Date
Atlanta	to/from	San Jose	April 9, 2018
Austin	to/from	Cleveland	April 9, 2018
Charleston	to/from	Chicago O’Hare	May 11, 2018
Charleston	to/from	Philadelphia	Feb. 20, 2018
Colorado Springs	to/from	San Antonio	April 8, 2018
Colorado Springs	to/from	San Jose	April 9, 2018
Colorado Springs	to/from	Minneapolis	April 9, 2018
Colorado Springs	to/from	Seattle	April 8, 2018
San Jose	to/from	Cincinnati	April 8, 2018

These additional announcements come just two months after the carrier made the largest network expansion announcement in its history. In that announcement, the carrier introduced 21 new cities and 85 new routes. These previously announced routes are now on sale today. These announcements come as the carrier continues to deliver on their promise of providing Low Fares Done Right to more customers than ever before.

In addition to these new announcements, Frontier has extended its schedule through Aug. 11, 2018.

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