Air Berlin has accepted an invitation to join the oneworldŽ global alliance - and is to develop co-operative agreements with group members American Airlines and Finnair.

Full details will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday 27 July 2010) at a briefing in Berlin at 1330 local time (1130 GMT) hosted by:

•Air Berlin Chief Executive Joachim Hunold
•British Airways Chief Executive Willie Walsh
•American Airlines President Tom Horton
•Finnair Chief Executive Mika Vehvilainen
•oneworld Managing Partner John McCulloch

Air Berlin PLC announces, that its 100% subsidiary Air
Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG ("Air Berlin") has on 26 July 2010 agreed with
oneworld Management Company Ltd. on key aspects of Air Berlin's membership in
the oneworld Alliance. Under the sponsorship of British Airways Plc, which is a
founding member of oneworld Alliance Air Berlin, will work towards completing a
full membership agreement with oneworld. Membership in oneworld would
strengthen Air Berlin´s competitive position and enable it to participate in the
alliance´s revenue enhancement and cost reduc-tion activities.