airberlin lance une vente aux enchères pour les surclassements en classe affaires

Airberlin is the first German airline to offer an auction for Business Class upgrades on long-haul flights. With “airberlin exquisite,” guests have the option of bidding for an upgrade to Business Class up until 72 hours before departure. Any guest can check at airberlin.com/upgrade to see whether an auction is available for their flight and can then submit a bid. The guest will find out at least 12 hours prior to departure whether their bid was successful.

“With this new service, we are offering guests the opportunity to treat themselves to an exclusive flight experience in Business Class on the spur of the moment. Guests can decide how much they are prepared to pay. Then a decision is made among the bids submitted as to who will go onboard in Business Class,” says Jacob Fischer, Vice President Distribution at airberlin.

An upgrade gives guests all the luxury of the new airberlin Business Class, along with benefits such as priority check-in, Fast Lane boarding and lounge access. In spring 2014, airberlin finished fitting out all its Business Class cabins with the new FullFlat seats, so it can now offer its guests entirely horizontal beds. The configuration, with thirteen single and six double seats, allows for more privacy and ensures that every seat has aisle access. A first-class entertainment system and gourmet meals from the Sansibar restaurant round off the exclusive flight experience.

airberlin est l'une des principales compagnies aériennes en Europe et dessert 171 destinations dans le monde chaque année. La deuxième plus grande compagnie aérienne d'Allemagne a transporté plus de 31.5 millions de passagers en 2013. airberlin propose un réseau mondial de liaisons grâce à son partenariat stratégique avec Etihad Airways, qui détient une part de 29.21% dans airberlin, et à son adhésion à l'alliance aérienne oneworld®. La compagnie aérienne avec le service primé opère des vols en partage de code dans le monde entier avec 18 compagnies aériennes. La flotte a un âge moyen de cinq ans et est parmi les plus modernes et les plus éco-efficaces d'Europe.