18.08.2011 – 13:35

Air Berlin PLC

EANS-Adhoc: Air Berlin PLC
Resignation of Joachim Hunold as CEO and appointment of Hartmut Mehdorn as interim CEO

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18.08.2011

Ad hoc Notification Pursuant to § 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

London, 18 August 2011 - Air Berlin PLC announces that Mr. Joachim Hunold has
offered his resignation from the office as CEO of the company as per 1 September
2011. The Board of Directors has accepted his offer with great respect.
Mr. Hartmut Mehdorn, member of the Board of Air Berlin PLC since 1 July 2009,
will assume the position as CEO for an interim period.
Mr. Joachim Hunold will remain bound to the company as a Non-Executive Director.



Air Berlin PLC The Hour House 32 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER Hertfordshire
Great Britain ISIN GB00B128C026, WKN AB1000, (Share) on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard) ISIN DE000A0NQ9H6 (Convertible Bond
2007) Euro MTF Market on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange ISIN DE000A1ALH01
(Convertible Bond 2009) Open Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange ISIN
DE000AB100A6 (Bond 2010) and ISIN DE000AB100B4 (Bond 2011) each of both segment
Bondm of the open market on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange and Main Securities
Market on the Irish Stock Exchange


Further inquiry note:
Ingolf Hegner
Head of Investor Relations
+49 (0)30 3434 1590 
ihegner@airberlin.com

end of announcement                               euro adhoc 
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issuer:      Air Berlin PLC
             The Hour House, High Street 32
             UK-WD3 1ER Rickmansworth, Herts
phone:       +49 (0)30 3434 1500
FAX:         +49 (0)30/3434-1049
mail:         abpresse@airberlin.com
WWW:         http://www.airberlin.com
sector:      Air Transport
ISIN:        GB00B128C026
indexes:     SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
             Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München 
language:   English