How to Book Travel on Air Berlin

Air Berlin is one of the largest low-cost airlines in Europe. Based in Berlin, Germany, the company offers inexpensive scheduled flights between many European cities. Air Berlin has won kudos for its amiable crews and extra services such as free drinks, generous frequent flyer bonuses and assigned seating.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Telephone with international dialing capability
• Computer with Internet access

Book Your Travel on Air Berlin

1. Visit the Air Berlin Web site (see Resources below) well before your trip to look for deals and flights that meet your needs.

2. Check the "special offers'' section of the Web site for discounted fares.

3. Book your travel tickets on the Web site for best results. Alternatively, call the company at 011 ([phone] to book tickets. If you are calling from outside the United States, check the international prefix before dialing.

4. Write out or print out your ticket confirmation number.

Know Your Airline: Air Berlin

1. Air Berlin was started in 1978 in Oregon by a former Pan Am pilot because Germany had air restrictions placed on it after World War II. At first, the company had one Boeing 707, which flew to Palma de Mallorca. In 1990, the airline was purchased by German investors, and charter flights to many more destinations were added. In the late 1990s, Air Berlin began to offer scheduled flights to many key cities within Europe.

2. The airline has 73 planes, consisting of Airbus A319-100s, Airbus A320-200s, Boeing 737-300s, Boeing 737-400s, Boeing 737-700s, Boeing 737-800s and Fokker F28-1000s.

3. Travel nearly anywhere. Air Berlin flies to numerous destinations, including Algeria, Egypt (Hurghada, Luxor and Sharm el-Sheikh), Agadir (Morocco), Tunisia, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Vienna, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Erfurt, Frankfurt, Hanover, Hamburg, Leipzig/Halle, Munich, Münster/Osnabrück, Nuremberg, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Rostock, Stuttgart, Sylt/Westerland, Araxos, Athens, Chania, Corfu, Heraklion, Kalamata, Kos, Mykonos, Preveza, Rhodos, Salonika, Santorini, Samos, Thessaloniki, Zakynthos, Budapest, Catania, Milan, Rome, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Porto, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Spain, Zurich, Turkey, Belfast, Bournemouth, Glasgow, London and Manchester.

Tips & Warnings

• All country telephone calling codes appear in parentheses and begin with a + sign.