FRANKFURT — German aviation investor Hans Rudolf Woehrl late on Sunday said a company controlled by his INTRO Group had submitted a 500 million euro (455.27 million pounds) offer to buy insolvent Air Berlin. Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest airline …
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Berlin, Dresden and the Elbe Valley Steam
Go back to the days when steam ruled the waves and railways, and discover the unique charm surrounding Saxony. This beautiful corner of Germany is etched with miles of preserved railways which are a gem in Saxony’s cultural heritage. We travel on three …
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Staatsoper Berlin Finally Reopens. Sort Of.
BERLIN — After seven years of construction, the Staatsoper is finally preparing to reopen its doors on the historic Boulevard Unter den Linden, at least temporarily. The work took much longer than expected — the company was originally scheduled to move …
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Rosa Parks House in Berlin Has a Ticket Home to America
LONDON — In a backyard in Berlin, a ramshackle house that was once a haven for the civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is preparing for its third life — back in the United States. There, it was restored as an art exhibit in his garden in the Wedding …
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Ryanair CEO Says Won’t Make Offer for Air Berlin Assets
BERLIN — Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will not make an offer for assets of insolvent German airline Air Berlin, its Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said on Wednesday, citing what he said was an intransparent carve-up process. Air Berlin, Germany’s …
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German Government Says Air Berlin Bridging Loan on Schedule
BERLIN — A German government bridging loan for insolvent Air Berlin has not yet been paid out but the timetable for disbursing the credit is on schedule, a spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry said on Monday. “There are a few technical details but the …
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Air Berlin Frequent Flyer Programme Files for Insolvency
BERLIN — Air Berlin’s frequent flyer programme filed for insolvency on Friday, bad news for members with points on their accounts, which they can no longer use. The frequent flyer programme Top Bonus had already stopped members from using and collecting …
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Ryanair’s O’Leary would be interested in buying all of Air Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair (RYA.I) would be interested in bidding for the whole of insolvent German carrier Air Berlin (AB1.DE), but it needs access to more data on the airline’s finances, Chief Executive Michael O’Leary told Reuters. “We would be very …
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Neo-Nazis, counterprotesters rally in Berlin
Neo-Nazis marched in the streets of Berlin as counterprotesters assembled to meet them, a week after a white supremacist rally turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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In Berlin, Singing Karaoke at the Site of a Former ‘Death Strip’
Every Sunday, thousands of people shuffle through the dusty fields of Mauerpark in Berlin and into the former “death strip” that at one time separated east from west. Along a stretch once marked by attack dogs, watchtowers and guards ready to shoot anyone …
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