Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG (stylized as airberlin or airberlin.com) is Germany's second largest airline, after Lufthansa, and Europe's sixth largest airline in terms of passengers. The airline operates an extensive semi-low-cost network including holiday destinations in the Mediterranean region, the Canary Islands and North Africa as well as intercontinental destinations in South East Asia, the Caribbean and the United States. airberlin concentrates on serving major German and European cities to attract business traffic. A total of 23 German cities are served, more than any other airline. The airline is headquartered at the Airport Bureau Center in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin. Its largest hub is Berlin-Tegel Airport. Other hub airports are Dusseldorf Airport, Nuremberg Airport and Son Sant Joan Airport, Palma. On 26 July 2010, the Oneworld airline alliance announced that airberlin had been invited to join.
airberlin's parent company, airberlin group or Air Berlin PLC, is publicly traded (FSE: AB1, ISIN is GB00B128C026). In June 2010, it had 8,741 employees. The airline (including subsidiaries) carried 27.9 million passengers in 2009. In June 2010 airberlin's fleet, including those of its subsidiaries, consisted of 150 operational aircraft.
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