Air Berlin joins oneworld alliance
Air Berlin and oneworld announced that Air Berlin will join the oneworld alliance. Press coverage here: International Business Times.
Now that's gonna be interesting. Air Berlin basically moved from a Low Cost Carrier (LCC) focusing on intra-European tourist traffic to a serious international airline which dared to attack Lufthansa on some of the most profitable domestic routes. Every now and then I have to fly Air Berlin instead of my preferred Star Alliance carriers, i.e. when Air Berlin is more than a 100 Euro cheaper on the Hamburg-Frankfurt route for a Business trip. I never started collecting frequent flier miles with them as there are only few benefits. Air Berlin does not have lounges nor short-haul Business Class which might be worth a shot at an upgrade.
Once Air Berlin is part of oneworld customers of other oneworld airlines would expect Air Berlin to offer lounges at their destinations. Most airports I know have contract lounges close to the Air Berlin gates which could be used - Air Berlin would have to pay, though. Personally I hope to be able to credit some Air Berlin miles to my British Airways account (which is also part of oneworld) and bit by bit get closer to my award ticket to the Easter Islands.
Now that's gonna be interesting. Air Berlin basically moved from a Low Cost Carrier (LCC) focusing on intra-European tourist traffic to a serious international airline which dared to attack Lufthansa on some of the most profitable domestic routes. Every now and then I have to fly Air Berlin instead of my preferred Star Alliance carriers, i.e. when Air Berlin is more than a 100 Euro cheaper on the Hamburg-Frankfurt route for a Business trip. I never started collecting frequent flier miles with them as there are only few benefits. Air Berlin does not have lounges nor short-haul Business Class which might be worth a shot at an upgrade.
Once Air Berlin is part of oneworld customers of other oneworld airlines would expect Air Berlin to offer lounges at their destinations. Most airports I know have contract lounges close to the Air Berlin gates which could be used - Air Berlin would have to pay, though. Personally I hope to be able to credit some Air Berlin miles to my British Airways account (which is also part of oneworld) and bit by bit get closer to my award ticket to the Easter Islands.
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