GERMANY: airberlin Flies To 138 Destinations Worldwide

airberlin flies to 138 destinations worldwide - normally... But now and then, the airline also heads for destinations that are not in its schedule. A classic in the airberlin portfolio of special flights is the sightseeing flight over the North Pole: on 23 April 2016, the airberlin Deutsche Polarflug will once again depart Dusseldorf for the North Pole. The approximately twelve-hour special flight over the Arctic and North Pole in an Airbus A330-200 is a world exclusive, not available from any other airline. The flight is organised and operated together with airevents.

"Our range of special flights extends from the traditional Polar flight, through comet observation flights, to full charter flights for companies. We fly entire orchestras to their concerts and football clubs to tournaments", said Karsten von dem Hagen, Head of the Special Flights Department at airberlin. What's special about these non-scheduled flights is that the customer can decide how they are organised: "Do we need catering, and if so, how much? Is checked baggage included or not?" We clarify all this with our customers, von dem Hagen explains. Special flights can also be arranged to destinations that are not included in the regular airberlin schedule.

Von dem Hagen and his team organize around 250 special flights every year. "The flight to the North Pole has become a particular highlight. The atmosphere on board is unique. The flight now attracts a number of regular passengers and is also a popular gift for wedding anniversaries and special birthdays", von dem Hagen reports. Upon reaching the North Pole, the airberlin crew serves traditional champagne and at the end of the flight, each passenger receives a certificate confirming their successful participation in the Polar flight.