Air Berlin wins Business Travel Award for Best Short-Haul Airline
Lower-cost airline, Air Berlin, has been awarded Best Short-Haul Airline at the inaugural Business Travel Awards. Air Berlin, Germany’s second largest airline and Europe’s third-biggest low-cost carrier, triumphed over rivals British Airways and bmi to win the award, which honours excellence in the corporate travel industry and recognises their commitment to the business travel sector.

“This is a great way to start 2010,“ says Titus Johnson, Air Berlin country manager of UK and Ireland. “Air Berlin has carved out an enviable reputation amongst corporate clients. With pressure on travel budgets we are the ideal partner, offering an unbeatable combination of lower fares while maintaining the on-board frills.”
Air Berlin is Germany’s second largest airline, operating extensive semi-low-cost services to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and North Africa, as well as to major cities in Europe from 21 German airports. Its main base is Berlin-Tegel International Airport. The airline carried 28.6 million passengers in 2008.
The awards were created this year in a merger of the prestigious Buying Business Travel Diamond Awards, and the Business Travel World Awards. They are voted for by business travel buyers, suppliers and arrangers. This years awards ceremony took place at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on January 17. Air Berlin also won Best Short-Haul Airline in 2007 at the events predecessor, the Business Travel World Awards.
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