A recent court case in Berlin saw the judge telling two rival zoos that they must sort the ownership of Knut the polar bear out between themselves. Knut has been a huge tourism draw for Berlin over the years making the zoo a lot of money as well as the local economy. Knut was born [...]
An announcement on Wednesday May 20th from Air Berlin stated that the airline will be begin flights from Germany to Israel on July 7th. The 2nd largest airline in Germany after Lufthansa will run two direct flights from Berlin to Tel Aviv. Those who wish will then be able to connect to other German cities [...]
The construction of Berlin Brandenburg International Airport received a boost last week with the news that the European Commission will not stand in the way regarding finance. The cost of the airport is estimated at three point six billion euro. Almost two and a half billion of the cost is been supplied by the public [...]
British, French and American pilots arrived in Berlin this week to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the ending of the Soviet blockade in the western area and the Airlift that saved the city. Mayor Klaus Wowereit expressed thank on behalf of all Berlin to the attending pilots. Many of the invited guests are now in [...]
Have you ever been shocked by insurance charges at car hire desks? You think you have grabbed a great bargain only to get to the car hire desk and find out you are liable for all kinds of damages unless you take out an overpriced insurance policy. Thankfully it does not have to be that [...]
According to a recent survey by the car hire firm Europcar many people in the UK are now choosing to hire cars rather than buy in order to cut expenses during these tough times. A spokesman for Europcar Ashley Jurberg said that the results of the survey came as no surprise. The survey also showed [...]
The tributes have been pouring in for Air Berlin due to the airlines thirtieth anniversary so it came as no surprise to see Stansted Airport getting in on the act. Air Berlin has grown rapidly over the years to become the 2nd biggest airline in Germany behind Lufthansa. Over thirty million passengers use Air Berlins [...]
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