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Finnair and Air Berlin have signed a bilateral
cooperation agreement which will see the two airlines begin
codeshare cooperation in November 2010.
The airlines plan to cooperate commercially in
traffic between Germany and Finland, and later in Finnair's Asian
traffic. The companies also plan to cooperate in terms of their
frequent-flyer programmes.
"For Finnair, cooperation with Air Berlin will
provide a stronger foothold in Central Europe, which will support
Finnair's Asian strategy significantly," said Finnair's President
& CEO Mika Vehviläinen. "Air Berlin's network covers the area of
Europe with the highest purchasing power. Cooperation will lead to
numerous new, fast connections from German-speaking Central Europe
via Helsinki to Asia. We will provide for business passengers a
competitive alternative, which will boost our corporate sales in
an important market"
For Finnair's Finnish customers, closer
cooperation with Air Berlin will also open up new destinations in
both German-speaking Europe and the Mediterranean area.
Air Berlin, Germany's second largest airline, is
expected to
join the oneworld alliance at the beginning of 2012.
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