If you have a ticket to fly to Germany on Air Berlin, you may want to call your travel agent before you pack your lederhosen. The budget airline is ceasing operations by the end of the month, according to Reuters.
The move is not exactly a surprise, as the company declared insolvency back in August and has been using a government loan to keep its planes in the air ever since, which is not particularly financially or aeronautically viable. Now, most of Air Berlins long-haul flights have been canceled, while the rest will wind up operations on October 15. The company may not be gone forever, though, as Lufthansa is considering taking over Air Berlins operations. The discussions are ongoing.
If you do have tickets on Air Berlin, heres what ha…
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