EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin and oneworld

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26.07.2010

Ad hoc Notification Pursuant to §15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

London, 26 July 2010 - Air Berlin PLC announces, that its 100% subsidiary Air
Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG ("Air Berlin") has on 26 July 2010 agreed with
oneworld Management Company Ltd. on key aspects of Air Berlin's membership in
the oneworld Alliance. Under the sponsorship of British Airways Plc, which is a
founding member of oneworld Alliance Air Berlin, will work towards completing a
full membership agreement with oneworld. Membership in oneworld would
strengthen Air Berlin´s competitive position and enable it to participate in the
alliance´s revenue enhancement and cost reduc-tion activities.

Furthermore, Air Berlin PLC announces, that Air Berlin has entered into
agreements on strategic cooperation, so called code-share agreements, with
American Airlines, Inc. and Finnair Plc today. These agreements shall allow Air
Berlin to offer tickets for code-share flights as of 1 November 2010 to
fifteen (15) additional destinations in the United States of America and two on
the Bahamas which are operated by American Airlines, Inc. as well as for
code-share flights with Finnair Plc to Helsinki, within Europe and to Asia. The
implementation of these agreements is subject to all necessary regulatory
approvals.

Air Berlin PLC
The Hour House 32 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER Hertfordshire Great Britain
WKN AB1000 (Share) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Regulated Market, Prime
Standard) WKN A0NQ9H (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
[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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