Importantly, airberlin doesn't charge ridiculous surcharges on award bookings made with AAdvantage Miles or Avios and this makes the airline a great option for travelers looking to fly between Europe and the US.
Not exact matches
You don't have to fly on
airberlin to earn the miles, but you must join both topbonus and Le Club Accorhotels.
This tier match promotion
does not extend to members of the frequent flyer programmmes of Etihad Airways Partners (Air Lingus,
airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Jet Airways) & Virgin Australia.
The section I've highlighted at the front are the six rows of seats that
airBerlin designated as XL seats and, as I assume Virgin Atlantic hasn't had time to
do much with them, this is the only section of Economy Class that you should look to sit.
In addition,
airberlin's online booking tool only allows you to search for one day at a time and often doesn't allow you to complete complex itineraries, including flights with stopovers.
With the recent demise of
airberlin, that doesn't leave you with a lot of options.