Beginning May 1st, airberlin is connecting New York and Berlin, with a non-stop flight. Flight AB7248 from Berlin to New York was serviced using an Airbus A330-200 with a total capacity for 303 passengers. The flight with 289 passengers on board departed from Berlin-Tegel at 1:00 p.m. and landed at JFK airport in New York at 3:45 p.m. The first flight back from New York to Berlin also took place on May 1st at 5:25 p.m and arrived at Berlin Tegel airport at approximately 7:10 a.m, on Monday morning May 2nd.
George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company stated: “We are pleased about the new connection that offers Europeans even more options to visit the City of New York and experience the dynamics of our city. 2011 is boasting many novelties, hotel and restaurant openings and bargain offers. We welcome everyone to discover these new New York City attractions.” Mats Jacobsson, Vice President International Sales airberlin added: “With the new year-round non-stop connection between Berlin and New York , we want to do our part in bringing the two world metropolises closer together and to further strengthen the friendly relationships between Germany and the United States . Together with American Airlines , we are giving passengers from Germany and the USA the opportunity of benefitting from the extensive range of flights offered by the respective partners. Starting this November, we will also gradually upgrade our long-haul product with new seats in economy and business class as well as with modern high-tech in-flight entertainment. The continual further development of our goods and services not only makes us the first choice with many passengers in Germany but increasingly with international travellers. Joining the oneworld airline alliance in the coming year will strengthen this development even further.”
airberlin will offer four nonstop flights per week from New York JFK to Berlin . The flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. In addition to its nonstop flights from New York to Berlin , airberlin also operates nonstop service from Miami to Berlin which began in November 2010. airberlin offers flights from six gateways in North America, including New York JFK, Miami , Fort Myers , Los Angeles , San Francisco and Vancouver to the airline’s international hubs in Berlin and Dusseldorf , Germany. Passengers traveling with airberlin on the new service may also take advantage of connections via Berlin to some of Europe’s premier cities such as Zurich, Vienna and Rome , not to mention connecting flights to Tel Aviv in Israel and the nine inter-Germany cities (Cologne , Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Münster-Osnabrück Frankfurt, Munich , Nuremberg , Saarbrücken and Stuttgart). Codeshare connecting flights from eight American Airlines destinations are accessible via New York .
The Airbus A330-200 aircraft operating on the route offers a two-class configuration of 303 seats. In Business Class, there are 24 seats providing passengers with comfort and space offering a pitch of up to 54 inches and a recline of up to 150o. With a 2-2-2 seat configuration, Business Class passengers are assured of either a window or aisle seat.
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