EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC / TUI Travel PLC group company acquires 9.9 % of Air Berlin PLC

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ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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date of causation: 07.10.2009

Ad hoc-release pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

London, 7 October 2009 - Implementing the agreement entered into on 7 September
2009, Leibniz-Service GmbH, a TUI Travel PLC group company, will acquire
8,437,393 new shares (which are to be issued) of Air Berlin PLC ("Air Berlin")
for a price of EUR 3.97 per share. Consequently, Leibniz-Service GmbH will hold
a 9.9% participation in Air Berlin. Air Berlin will conduct a capital increase
of a corresponding amount, thereby realising EUR 33.5 million in proceeds. The
issuance of the shares and their admission to trading are planned for October
2009.

Leibniz-Service GmbH will reduce its minority shareholding in an orderly sell
down over the course of the next years.

The proceeds from the capital increase will be used for general corporate
purposes.

Air Berlin PLC
The Hour House
32 High Street
Rickmansworth WD3 1ER
Hertfordshire Great Britain
WKN AB1000 (Share)
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(Regulated Market, Prime Standard)
WKN AONQ9H (Convertible Bond 2007)
Euro MTF Market
on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
WKN A1ALH0 (Convertible Bond 2009)
Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1532
ihegner@airberlin.com
Ende der Mitteilung euro adhoc
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issuer:   Air Berlin PLC
          The Hour House, High Street 32
          UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts
phone:    +49 (0)30 3434 1500
FAX:      +49 (0)30 3434 1509
mail:     abpresse@airberlin.com
WWW:      http://www.airberlin.com
sector:   Air Transport
ISIN:     GB00B128C026
indexes:  SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share

stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English

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