BERLIN, September 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Berlin will open a new route from London Stansted to Munich on 5 November 2007. The airline will fly twice daily from Monday to Friday and once on Saturday and Sunday.

Titus Johnson, Air Berlin Country Manager for UK and Ireland, said: "Munich is the ninth Air Berlin direct German destination from the United Kingdom and reinforces our position as the number 1 'value added' choice for travel to Germany. This is an important new route which many of our customers have been waiting for."

Flights depart from London Stansted at 08:20 in the morning and 19:15 in the evening from Monday to Friday. On Saturday flights for Munich depart at 08:20 in the morning and on Sunday at 19:15 in the evening.

Fares to Munich start from as little as GBP24 one-way, including all taxes, allocated seats, complimentary inflight sandwiches, soft drinks, newspapers and top bonus frequent flyer awards.

Notes for Editors:

Air Berlin, founded in 1978, is now Europe's third largest low-cost carrier and was recently awarded the Best Shorthaul Business Airline at the Business Travel World Awards.

Firmly established as a market leader in the low-cost airline sector, Air Berlin clearly differentiates itslef from other low-cost airlines by offering not just affordable fares, but also traditional services of complimentary in-flight programmes, luggage services and an attractive 33% child discount. Business and leisure passengers benefit significantly from these heightened service levels which set Air Berlin apart as a low-cost carrier.

Air Berlin serves 8 routes direct from Stansted to Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich, Munster, Nuremberg and Paderborn. And with links to other Air Berlin hubs, passengers can fly direct from Stansted onto the airlines large network, which operates over 350 flights a day in more than 90 airports across Germany, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, United Kingdom and North Africa.

Air Berlin has the most comprehensive distribution network for seat sales of all European low cost carriers and currently carries over 20 million passengers a year.

Fares start from as little as GBP24 one-way, including tax, and reservations can be made via www.airberlin.com, through its dedicated 24 hour telephone service centre - +49-(0)871-5000-737, or by travel agents.

        Press contact:
      Angelika Schwaff
    Air Berlin Press Officer
    Phone: +49-30-3434-1530
    Fax: +49-30-3434-1509
    Email: abpresse@airberlin.com
      Joachim von Halasz
    Norfolk Financial
    Phone: +44-7880-557700
    Fax: +44-20-7439-0262
    Email: vonhalasz@norfolk-financial.com

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