News: Air Berlin to use Stansted as transfer hub
Flights > News > # 601 (04/11/2005)
German low cost airline Air Berlin has announced that it will be creating the first ever transfer hub at London Stansted, adding domestic UK routes to its schedule, and expanding the number of international flights.
On launch of the hub on December 16th, Air Berlin will also introduce connecting flights from Manchester and Glasgow via Stansted to Germany.
This is the first time Stansted will be used by any airline as a transfer hub. Until now, Stansted has been used only for point-to-point flights - passengers could change planes and fly onto other destinations but were required to collect their luggage and check it in again for the new flight. With the Air Berlin hub, passengers from other UK airports who wish to travel to Germany via Stansted can do so easily while their luggage is automatically transported to the connecting plane. Average transfer times will be 45 to 60 minutes.
The move signifies a further increase in customer service for Air Berlin, which already operates hubs in Majorca’s Palma airport and in Nuremburg, Germany.
From December 16th Air Berlin operate twice daily flights from Stansted to airports in:
- Berlin; and
- Dusseldorf.
Air Berlin will also offer daily flights to:
- Munster / Osnabruck;
- Paderborn; and
- Nuremburg.
Additionally, Hannover and Paderborn will be connected by twice daily flights from May 2006. Air Berlin will also increase the number of London to Leipzig / Halle flights from three to seven per week on this date.
Early bookers can fly from £19 for one-way shuttle flights to London Stansted, inclusive of all taxes, charges and on board service. The price for a ticket with an onward connection to Germany starts at £29.
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