The endless saga of Air Berlin and their frequent flier program Topbonus enters yet another chapter as members just received a mailer announcing they can now collect miles again and even redeem them. Unfortunately the redemption is limited to vouchers for various products and travel services that come with lots of drawbacks and could be […]
Category: Airberlin – Topbonus
And The Air Berlin Bids Are In!
Parties interesting in acquiring all or parts of Air Berlin were required to submit bids today and the results should be in the day after the general election take place in Germany on September 25, 2017. According to media reports, the parties that were expected to bid for parts of Air Berlin did so. Lufthansa, […]
Airberlin Pilots Call In Sick En Masse
Many Airberlin passengers were in for a surprise today as if there wasn’t enough to worry about already with the on-going bankruptcy process. Apparently, more than 200 pilots had called in sick this morning and roughly 100 flights were canceled by afternoon. Pilots were protesting how transfer of staff from Airberlin to several new owners […]
Unconfirmed Rumor: Air Berlin To Cancel All Long Haul Flights Effective 24 September 2017 (?)
According to some sources and a chat to agents at the Air Berlin elite hotline the carrier is in the stages to cease operation of all long haul flights effective 24th of September 2017. So far this is unconfirmed information without any public announcement related to it so your feedback may vary depending on who […]
Caution: Air Berlin Starts To Cancel Many Flights ‘For Operational Reasons’ – The Beginning Of The End?
Air Berlin has started today (Sunday) to cancel many flights due to unspecified ‘operational reasons’ as per the announcement on their website. Air Berlin has filed for Insolvency roughly two weeks ago and since then also eliminated their frequent flier program Topbonus. Even though the German government has provided a bridge loan of 150 million […]
Pay Attention When Crediting Airberlin Flights For Partner Programs! (BA No Longer Accepts)
Airberlin filed for bankruptcy in late August (read more here) and its Topbonus program soon followed (read more here). It is likely that Airberlin will soon cease to exist and planes and crews will just move to work for other airlines. While you can still credit Airberlin flights to Topbonus, it doesn’t make much sense […]
Airberlin Topbonus Email Update About The Status Of The Program
Airberlin Topbonus halted program redemption at the time the airline filed for bankruptcy, although the frequent flier program was a separate company 70% owned by Etihad. The Topbonus program itself filed for insolvency last week (read more here) and today emailed an update about the situation (see above) that all is good and that members […]
Airberlin Update: Many Long-Haul Routes Cut In September & Potential Bidders Emerging
Airberlin filed for bankruptcy two weeks ago (read more here) after Etihad was unwilling to fund the airline further. The Topbonus frequent flyer program followed last week (read more here). Now, the airline has confirmed the long-haul routes that will be cut starting from mid-September and several airlines are emerging as potential suitors for Airberlin […]
Reader Question: Airberlin Award Flight Come November & Hotel Non-refundable Hotel Reservations?
A LoyaltyLobby reader sent me an email regarding Topbonus issued Airberlin award ticket for November travel with non-refundable hotel reservations. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader Questions & Comments here several times a week. Here’s the question from the reader: I […]
Air Berlin Announces Insolvency of Topbonus Frequent Flyer Program, Members Likely To Lose Everything
After Air Berlin as an airline has filed for insolvency last week a spokesperson has now also confirmed that the Frequent Flyer Program Topbonus would also file for insolvency as early as today. He also said that members would likely end up empty handed as part of the insolvency process and that the program has […]
Update: Air Berlin Topbonus Stops Both Redemption AND Accrual Of Miles Until Further Notice
The sage of Air Berlin’s Insolvency and their spun-off loyalty program Topbonus enters another level as the loyalty program has now posted a notice on the website that the option to collect miles has been stopped as well. Members of the program have already lost the option to redeem their miles since last when when […]
Apply For Air Berlin Topbonus Status Match To Avail Yourself To Possible Match-On Opportunities After Insolvency
It’s relatively common that competing loyalty programs will offer a status match to status customers of an insolvent airline so it might be a good opportunity to apply for an Air Berlin Topbonus Status Match at this point. Customers who hold Air Berlin Gold or Platinum Status *might* find themselves able to match back to […]
Reader Question: Are Airberlin Topbonus Miles Worthless Now?
A LoyaltyLobby reader dropped me an email earlier today regarding the issue with Airberlin Topbonus that is no longer able to issue award tickets and he wanted to know if the miles are now worthless. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader […]
Air Berlin Files For Insolvency Proceedings After Etihad Withdraws Financial Support
Embattled German airline Air Berlin has filed for insolvency after Etihad has declared there would be no further financial support for the money burning carrier which ended up being a cash grave for them in recent years. Travelers, especially those who are still missing baggage, should prepare themselves for thing getting even more turbulent in […]
Reader Question: Airberlin & Broken Guitar
A LoyaltyLobby reader sent us (yet another) Airberlin related question this time by Facebook message regarding broken guitar that was lost and later delivered as broken. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader Questions & Comments here several times a week. Here’s[…]
Reader Question: Airberlin Delayed Luggage, Handling Agent & Wrong Information!
LoyaltyLobby readers continue to send emails about delayed baggage issues they are having with Airberlin. This is a topic that we have previously covered here on LoyaltyLobby several times. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via Facebook or use Twitter and include photos too. We’ll try to cover Reader Questions & Comments here several times[…]
Airberlin & NIKI Schedule Falling Apart? Apology Email From The Company!
Seems that the troubled German airline airberlin has had some operational issues as of late including NIKI that was supposedly to be offloaded to TUI. Airberlin sent out an email today to its Topbonus members trying to explain the very bad operational performance as of late….. You can access Airberlin here. Here’s the email: Conclusion[…]
Airberlin Topbonus Topdeal Discounted Award Tickets For July 1 – March 22, 2018 (Book By June 18)
Airberlin has discounted award tickets under its Topbonus Topdeal and has now released a new list of routes that are valid for travel between July 1 – March 22, 2018. These start at just 1,500 miles one-way and need to be ticketed by June 18, 2017. The valid discounted travel dates are route dependent. You[…]
Airberlin Topbonus Gold Status (Oneworld Sapphire) For Transferring 100,000 American Express Points By June 5, 2018
Airberlin Topbonus has launched an interesting promotion for getting Gold status with the program that maps to Oneworld Sapphire status. All you need to do is to transfer 100,000 American Express Membership Rewards points during the promotional period of June 6, 2017 – June 5, 2018 (can be several transfers during the promotional period). You[…]
June 6 Bonus Offer Highlight: airberlin topbonus – 10x miles on hotel stays booked via Agoda
Agoda let us know about a ‘secret’ unadvertised bonus that we provide to you as the highlight for today. Right now you can get 10x airberlin topbonus miles for hotel stays that you book via Agoda. Other bonuses added today that you should look at are S…
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