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As part of its comfort initiative, airberlin is now opening an Exclusive Waiting Area for frequent flyers and Business Class Customers at Munich Airport, following similar moves in Berlin, Dusseldorf and Cologne-Bonn. Further Exclusive Waiting Areas will gradually be made available at other airports.

In Munich, airberlin now offers its frequent flyers the whole range of topbonus status benefits during the course of their journey. Holders of a topbonus Silver or Gold Card can park in the Exclusive Parking Area located in close proximity to the gates and then check in easily at the airberlin Priority Check-in desk. Afterwards they can use the Security Fast Lane, which allows them to go through security checks much quicker. Frequent flyers can spend

the time until departure relaxing in comfortable leather armchairs in the Exclusive Waiting Area, where customers are offered newspapers and magazines, as well as hot and cold beverages, and can watch the latest news programmes, all free of charge. There are also ten Internet connections (LAN) available for laptops and power points to plug in or charge electronic devices. The Exclusive Waiting Area, which has a seating capacity of 75, is located in Terminal 1.

Currently, more than 2.8 million customers are participating in the topbonus Program and taking advantage of the exclusive benefits on offer from topbonus partners, such as hotels, rental cars, insurance or magazines. airberlin’s membership of oneworld®, which is due to come into force on 20th March 2012, will make the topbonus frequent flyer program even more appealing. Further information on airberlin’s frequent flyer program is available online at airberlin.com/topbonus.

airberlin is Germany’s second largest airline. The company has a workforce of 9,200 employees. In 2010 alone, airberlin received over 10 awards for service and quality. The fleet comprises 170 aircraft with an average age of five years, making it one of the most modern fleets in Europe. The airline's state-of-the-art jets are highly fuel efficient, which contributes toward a long-term reduction in pollution emissions from aircraft. As one of the major European airlines, airberlin flies to 162 destinations in 40 countries. In 2011, over 35 million passengers were transported. On 20th March 2012, airberlin becomes a full member of the global airline alliance oneworld®. airberlin operates codeshare flights with oneworld members American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Royal Jordanian, S7 and Japan Airlines. In December 2011, airberlin entered into a strategic partnership with Etihad Airways.

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