Air Berlin carries letter post
At monday 31st March Air Berlin started to carry letters for the German post office – Deutsche Post AG – for the first time.
From Monday to Friday night two Boeing 737-800s carry up to 12,500 kilograms of post each between Berlin-Tegel and Frankfurt am Main. Deutsche Post AG also distributes letters destined for Dresden, Rostock and Schwerin via Berlin, and from Frankfurt am Main the post is sent to Cologne – and back.
The Air Berlin planes operate under special licence, allowing them to take off from Berlin-Tegel at 23:50 hours to land in Frankfurt am Main at around 00:55 hours. The aircraft taking off from Frankfurt am Main leave the ground at about 01:00 hours and arrive in Berlin-Tegel at approximately 02:00 hours. The initial contract concluded with Deutsche Post AG is due to run until the end of the winter schedule in 2009/2010.
At monday 31st March Air Berlin started to carry letters for the German post office – Deutsche Post AG – for the first time.
From Monday to Friday night two Boeing 737-800s carry up to 12,500 kilograms of post each between Berlin-Tegel and Frankfurt am Main. Deutsche Post AG also distributes letters destined for Dresden, Rostock and Schwerin via Berlin, and from Frankfurt am Main the post is sent to Cologne – and back.
The Air Berlin planes operate under special licence, allowing them to take off from Berlin-Tegel at 23:50 hours to land in Frankfurt am Main at around 00:55 hours. The aircraft taking off from Frankfurt am Main leave the ground at about 01:00 hours and arrive in Berlin-Tegel at approximately 02:00 hours. The initial contract concluded with Deutsche Post AG is due to run until the end of the winter schedule in 2009/2010.
