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Air Berlin mounts UK domestic fares challenge
Air Berlin has introduced what it claims is the lowest priced fully flexible and refundable fare in the UK domestic market.
The £95 lead-in one-way tariff, including all taxes and charges, applies to flights from Glasgow, Belfast City and Manchester to Stansted and compares with the previous lowest fully flexible rate of £140.
The German low fares airline operates twice daily flights on the three UK routes into its hub at Stansted where it runs a network of seven routes to Germany.
The airline’s lowest fare is £24 one-way but carries restrictions.
UK and Ireland country manager Titus Johnson explained that the reduced cost flexible fare was designed to meet the needs of business travellers looking for a good value, high quality service.
“I believe it is a fare which corporations will be interested in because you will be able to fly from Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester much cheaper than the competition,” he said.
Passengers originating from Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast City can connect at Stansted to Dusseldorf, Paderborn, Munster, Hanover, Berlin, Leipzig and Nuremberg.
The fares are available for booking via Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and Worldspan(Fare Basis DFLEX) or online at www.airberlin.com.
The UK fares initiative comes in advance of a party for agents being held in London on May 10 in conjunction with the Balerarics tourist board and the Spanish Tourist Office.
Johnson is keen to raise the profile of the airline and the connections available via Stansted following its takeover of German long haul carrier LTU and domestic airline DBA.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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