Statement of Stefan Pichler, CEO airberlin group:
All flights operate as normal – future scheduled changes will be communicated well in advance
In response to a number of media enquiries, Stefan Pichler, Chief Executive Officer airberlin group, today states: “I understand that passengers with bookings on airberlin, NIKI or Belair flights will have questions following yesterday’s announcements about our forthcoming restructure.
“I want to reassure every customer that we continue to operate all our flights as scheduled. This includes our touristic flights to destinations including Palma de Mallorca, the Canary Islands and Greece as well as for the rest of the network, from our airports in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.

“All our flights are operating as normal. We will communicate future schedule changes as a result of the forthcoming restructure well in advance.”

airberlin is one of the leading airlines in Europe and flies to 131 destinations worldwide each year. The second largest airline in Germany carried more than 30.2 million passengers in 2015. airberlin offers a global route network through its strategic partnership with Etihad Airways, which has a 29.21 per cent share in airberlin, and through membership of the oneworld® airline alliance. topbonus, the frequent flyer programme of airberlin, is one of the leading programmes in Europe with more than 4 million members. The airline with the award-winning service operates codeshare flights worldwide with 23 airlines. The fleet is among the most modern and eco-efficient in Europe. Together with other airlines, airberlin belongs to Etihad Airways Partners, a new brand with which Etihad has been uniting shared activities since the end of 2014.