Air Berlin Plans Flights to Boston, Dallas in Turnaround Push
- Airline to add flights to the U.S., Cuba from Dusseldorf
- Air Berlin targets 310 million euros in earnings improvement
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Air Berlin Plc will expand services to the U.S. and Cuba from its Dusseldorf hub as the unprofitable carrier’s latest restructuring effort emphasizes growth over cutbacks.
Germany’s second-largest airline will also tighten cooperation with American Airlines Group Inc., Etihad Airways and Alitalia. The goal of the changes is to boost earnings by 310 million euros ($333 million) by the end of 2018, the Berlin-based company said in a statement. Because of the new expansion, Air Berlin won’t completely carry out plans to reduce the workforce by almost 900 employees, the company said, declining to specify a new target.