New member for oneworld
oneworld, that fun-loving group of airlines has announced that they have a new member elect in form of Air Berlin. What’s curious about this is that Air Berlin have long been considered a low cost carrier, yet they have trimmings like long haul business class (not lie-flat yet but apparently in the works), lounges and a frequent flyer program.
Air Berlin have a laundry list of destinations in western Europe and a selection of longer haul destinations in eastern Europe, Asia, North America and the Caribbean. It’s an interesting network, but a lot of it is served from DUS and TXL – which aren’t served by any of the non-European oneworld carriers.
Air Berlin joins other members-elect waiting to join oneworld: S7 Airlines and Kingfisher Airlines.