Berliners wishing to fly to UAE would have more flying options now as Air Berlin has announced to expand its services to Abu Dhabi in October.
From October 24 the airline will operate twice daily flights to Abu Dhabi. The airline will deploy A330-200s in two class configurations - 19 business and 279 economy seats - from Berlin Tegel on behalf of UAE carrier Etihad, which hold around 30 per stake in Air Berlin.
With this announcement the airline has also announced the schedule of flights. The new flights will leave from Tegel at 1045, arriving into Abu Dhabi at 1950. The return leg will depart Abu Dhabi at 0910 to arrive in Berlin Tegel at 1300.
The schedules are planned to boost connectivity. Currently Air Berlin flights provide connectivity to 19 destinations beyond Abu Dhabi, but with the launch of flights in October the airline will be able to provide connectivity to 43 destinations.
The airline provides onward connectivity to cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Sydney and Melbourne in addition to six cities in India.
From October 24 the airline will operate twice daily flights to Abu Dhabi. The airline will deploy A330-200s in two class configurations - 19 business and 279 economy seats - from Berlin Tegel on behalf of UAE carrier Etihad, which hold around 30 per stake in Air Berlin.
With this announcement the airline has also announced the schedule of flights. The new flights will leave from Tegel at 1045, arriving into Abu Dhabi at 1950. The return leg will depart Abu Dhabi at 0910 to arrive in Berlin Tegel at 1300.
The schedules are planned to boost connectivity. Currently Air Berlin flights provide connectivity to 19 destinations beyond Abu Dhabi, but with the launch of flights in October the airline will be able to provide connectivity to 43 destinations.
The airline provides onward connectivity to cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Sydney and Melbourne in addition to six cities in India.
