Air Berlin accepts invitation to join oneworld

Air Berlin has accepted an invitation to join the oneworld^® global alliance - and is to develop co-operative agreements with group members American Airlines and Finnair.

Full details will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday 27 luglio 2010) at a briefing in Berlin at 1330 local time (1130 GMT) hosted by:

• Air Berlin Chief Executive Joachim Hunold
• British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh
• American Airlines President Tom Horton
• Finnair Chief Executive Mika Vehvilainen
• oneworld Managing Partner John McCulloch

This briefing will be available to view via a webcast live and, afterwards, on demand.

• To view the webcast in German, go to airberlin.com/pk_oneworld
• To view the webcast in English, go to airberlin.com/pressconference_oneworld

Further information will be made available then.