The Fuerteventura Tourist Office has conferred an award on airberlin for special services to tourism on the island. Pablo Caspers, Deputy Director airberlin for Spain & Portugal, accepted the award in the category “Playas de Plata” at a gala event attended by more than 200 invited guests drawn from politics and tourism. The judging panel emphasised in particular that airberlin had become an important economic factor for the island and that, for more than ten years, the airline has been offering flights all the year round from all major German, Austrian and Swiss airports to this Canary Island. This winter alone airberlin again increased its services and is now operating up to 72 flights a week to Fuerteventura. airberlin flights to Fuerteventura and the other Canary Islands in summer 2012 are already available for booking.

The “Premios Distinguidos del Turismo de Fuerteventura” were launched eight years ago by the Fuerteventura Tourist Office and have been awarded annually ever since to companies and notable individuals who have rendered outstanding services to tourism on the island.

airberlin is Germany’s second largest airline. The company has a workforce of 8,900 employees. In 2010 alone, airberlin received over 10 awards for service and quality. The fleet comprises 168 aircraft with an average age of five years, making it one of the most modern fleets in Europe. The airline’s state-of-the-art jets are highly fuel efficient, which contributes toward a long-term reduction in pollution emissions from aircraft. As one of the major European airlines, airberlin flies to 163 destinations in 39 countries. In 2010, the airline carried 33.6 million passengers. airberlin has signed up for membership to the global airline alliance oneworld® and is expected to become a full member at the start of 2012. airberlin operates codeshare flights with the oneworld-members American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and S7.