Bankruptcy proceedings were started against Air Berlin in August after Etihad Airways, the No 1 shareholder, pulled the plug Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesThe final flight of Air Berlin was due to fly into the German capital last night with the fate of 5,000 of its employees still up in the air. After nearly 40 years, Germany’s second-largest airline was due to cease operations with the last scheduled flight departing Munich for Berlin’s Tegel airport. Seats were snapped up well in advance for the farewell flight, on an Airbus A320 with 178 passengers and eight crew, though its place in aviation history was likely to be usurped by a delayed flight from Majorca. The airline said: “Today, on October 27, 2017, an aviation era comes to an end. Air Berlin says thank you.”Bankruptcy proceedings were started in August after Etihad Airways, the No 1 shareholder, pulled the…

Source: The Times October 27, 2017 23:02 UTC