If you have a pile of miles in the Air Berlin Topbonus program, Etihad has thrown you a lifeline as you can redeem Topbonus miles for flights on Etihad. The offer covers travel through March 28, 2018. We’ve got a screen grab for the promotion as well in case it disappears online.

Air Berlin has confirmed that a deal has been struck with Lufthansa, for the sale of more than half of the company to the German aviation giant.

Air Berlin’s death throws are finally coming to an end, with news reports in both Reuters and Bloomberg confirming that the airline is to cease all flight operations on October 28, 2017.

All signs point to Air Berlin ceasing operations as of November 1, 2017. Check your travel plans!

Air Berlin will be terminating all of its long-haul operations effective October 15, 2017

If you’ve booked flights through Air Berlin or have flight reservations with Air Berlin for future travel you might want to reach out to confirm your flights are actually operating as scheduled.

Air Berlin’s frequent flyer program top bonus has filed for insolvency on August 25, 2017. This the latest sad chapter in the history of Air Berlin, which collapsed earlier in the month when its main banker and major shareholder Etihad Airways refused to pump any more cash into the stricken airline.