EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC / German federal anti-trust authority approves increase in shareholding in NIKI

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26.04.2010

London 26 April 2010 - The German federal anti-trust authority
(Bundeskartellamt) granted its approval of the 25.9% indirect increase (from 24%
to 49.9%) of Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG´s shareholding in NIKI
Luftfahrt GmbH, as agreed among the Private Lauda Foundation (Privatstiftung
Lauda), Air Berlin PLC and Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG.

The German federal anti-trust authority also approved the acquisition of the
remaining 50.1% of NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH's shares through Air Berlin PLC & Co.
Luftverkehrs KG, if a loan to be issued by Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG
to the Private Lauda Foundation in connection with the above-mentioned
transaction is settled by means of an indirect transfer of said 50.1%
shareholding.

Completion of the entire transaction (see the Ad-hoc Notification dated 17
February 2010) remains subject to, inter alia, the granting of the Austrian
anti-trust authority´s approval as well as to further anti-trust approvals.

Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1532
[email protected]
end of announcement 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)30/3434-1049
mail:     [email protected]
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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