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Air Berlin to start flights to Israel in July

Wed May 20, 2009 8:40am EDT

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JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Air Berlin (AB1.DE) said on Wednesday it was expanding its route network with flights between Germany and Israel starting on July 7.

Germany's second-largest carrier said it would offer two non-stop flights between Berlin and Tel Aviv and passengers will be able to connect to other German cities.

The announcement comes less than a month after larger rival Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) relaunched four weekly flights between Munich and Tel Aviv, adding to the two flights a day it already offers between Tel Aviv and Frankfurt.

Earlier this year, Israel and Germany renegotiated a new transportation deal giving Israeli flag carrier El Al (ELAL.TA) more slots in Germany and permission for German airlines to boost capacity to Israel.

(Reporting by Steven Scheer; editing by Elaine Hardcastle)



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