May 12, 2014, 10:52 pm
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As of 9 May 2014, The last Airbus A330-200 has recently being fitted with airberlin’s all-new Business Class. This means that airberlin is now the only German airline with complete horizontal FullFlat seats on every Business Class long-haul flight. Thanks to the mainly single-seat arrangement guests can enjoy even more privacy and access to the aisle from any seat. Gourmet menus and premium wines from Sansibar round off a premium travel experience. Source
New new J coming to airberlin
Mar 14, 2012, 11:50 pm
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Dont dare to dream that AB will open a route to skyteam's main hub. Would tempt me to fly Asia on CI's upper deck, at 30-40% less. BUT as rumor has it: AF/KL is making eyes to AB:
LH - AF dogfight
BTW: AB has oficially stated that the new new J will "mainly" be used on AUH routes.
Mar 24, 2012, 3:22 pm
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OK, I'm a little confused by this implementation. There is one 332 out there with the new "old-style" LX J seats, correct? And they now plan to install the J suites starting at the end of the year? So will the remaining 332s in the fleet be flying around with the old AB J seats until then? Or will they get the LX J seats as originally scheduled, and then get the new J suites a few months later? And do they plan on outfitting any of the 333s with the J suites and new Y cabin? They could use them on the JFK routes. I'm not sure if MIA is within the range of the aircraft, though.
Mar 24, 2012, 4:04 pm
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Mar 26, 2012, 12:13 am
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@Thunderroad: the refurbished LX seats will be implemented by fall 2012 on all long hauls. my guess: only 4 machines will fly on EY config. (ex HAM, FRA, DUS, BER)
Mar 26, 2012, 4:34 am
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This is an unexpected delay?
Mar 26, 2012, 10:50 am
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This is later than what is quoted on the website, which states: The upgrade of all long-haul aircraft should be completed by the start of the summer 2012 flight schedule.
This is an unexpected delay?
This is an unexpected delay?
having started in Nov2011 AB has taken only one machine out of routing each month. D-ABXA, D-ALPI, D-ALPD are confirmed to be upgraded. As rumor has it and my math skills second: AB has 9 more A330 to go. I doubt they will can afford to a) double capacity nor b) deprive 2 enigines at a time.
Apr 7, 2012, 10:42 pm
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rather (to be) expected:
having started in Nov2011 AB has taken only one machine out of routing each month. D-ABXA, D-ALPI, D-ALPD are confirmed to be upgraded. As rumor has it and my math skills second: AB has 9 more A330 to go. I doubt they will can afford to a) double capacity nor b) deprive 2 enigines at a time.
having started in Nov2011 AB has taken only one machine out of routing each month. D-ABXA, D-ALPI, D-ALPD are confirmed to be upgraded. As rumor has it and my math skills second: AB has 9 more A330 to go. I doubt they will can afford to a) double capacity nor b) deprive 2 enigines at a time.
Thanks!
Apr 10, 2012, 3:07 am
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Hi pbohannon,
u shd be good. as i suppose 4 machines will get the etihad seats on the AUH routes, where at this time only the old C is availible. as AB is trying to sell off their maintenance, i suppose they will be refurbished in AUH anyway.
never bother about seat reservation with AB (works for me less then 50% of my bookings). the routing of the machines will be fixed 2 weeks in advance, and can always be subject to changes. ...and hey - I would consider JFK as short haul, esp. since its no red eye flight, you will be off pretty good in any J cabin old or new.
cheers
u shd be good. as i suppose 4 machines will get the etihad seats on the AUH routes, where at this time only the old C is availible. as AB is trying to sell off their maintenance, i suppose they will be refurbished in AUH anyway.
never bother about seat reservation with AB (works for me less then 50% of my bookings). the routing of the machines will be fixed 2 weeks in advance, and can always be subject to changes. ...and hey - I would consider JFK as short haul, esp. since its no red eye flight, you will be off pretty good in any J cabin old or new.
cheers
Apr 11, 2012, 2:53 pm
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I'm looking at using AA miles on a J award on Air Berlin, MIA-DUS in mid-May. Does this route have the new business class seat? How does AB compare to AA or IB on a transatlantic route?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Apr 12, 2012, 6:34 am
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Therefore, in May 2012, IB is clearly the best choice. This may change over time, as both AA and AB improve their products.
Apr 12, 2012, 12:00 pm
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If you're travelling mid-May 2012, I'd strongly advise IB. All of their longhaul planes are equiped with a full flat product. AA is right now - apart from very few refurbished planes - angled flat. And AB may have one plane with full flat (which will then be used on AUH routes), according to this thread about 3 planes with angled flat (former LX product) and the rest is a cradle seat, similar to domestic F on AA.
Therefore, in May 2012, IB is clearly the best choice. This may change over time, as both AA and AB improve their products.
Therefore, in May 2012, IB is clearly the best choice. This may change over time, as both AA and AB improve their products.
Apr 23, 2012, 1:45 pm
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http://www.ausbt.com.au/airberlin-to...n=home-flipper
"We plan to refit all long-haul aircraft (A330-200) with the new Business Class [which will take] until the end of 2013. They will then operate on all airberlin long-haul routes," the spokesperson told us.
"We plan to refit all long-haul aircraft (A330-200) with the new Business Class [which will take] until the end of 2013. They will then operate on all airberlin long-haul routes," the spokesperson told us.