Air Berlin PLC realises total revenue of EUR 1.135 billion in the second quarter of 2012 – operating

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

Air Berlin PLC's group revenue increased by 1.7 per cent to EUR 1.135 billion in the second quarter of 2012 as compared to EUR 1.116 billion in the previous year's second quarter.

The Shape & Size efficiency program was further successfully implemented in the second quarter of 2012 and had a cost-saving effect. Consequently, operating expenses (due to, among other factors, increased oil prices) increased by only 2.5 per cent from EUR 1.151 billion to EUR 1.180 billion.

EBITDAR increased from EUR 142.3 million to EUR 148.1 million in the second quarter of 2012. Operating result (EBIT) improved from EUR -32.2 million to EUR -29.4 million. The financial result changed from EUR -47.3 million to EUR -52.2 million.

Pre-tax earnings in the second quarter of 2012 amounted to EUR -82.1 million, compared with EUR -79.4 million in the second quarter of 2011. After a tax benefit amounting to EUR 15.9 million, net result for the second quarter of 2012 amounts to EUR -66.2 million, as compared to EUR -43.9 million in the second quarter of 2011. Earnings per share based on an average number of 116,800,508 shares outstanding in the second quarter of 2012 thus amounted to EUR -0.57, compared with EUR -0.51 in the previous year (both basic and diluted).

As of 30 June 2012, Air Berlin PLC's total assets amounted to EUR 2.528 million (31 December 2011: EUR 2.264 million), its total equity amounted to EUR 101.3 million (31 December 2011: 253.7 million), and its net debt amounted to EUR 811.9 million (previous year: EUR 616.1 million), of which the shareholder's loan from Etihad Airways P.J.S.C. amounted to EUR 162.9 million.

On 15 August 2012, Air Berlin PLC will publish detailed information on the quarterly results as well as the complete interim report as of 30 June 2012 on the Internet at ir.airberlin.com starting at 7:30 am (CEST).

Air Berlin PLC The Hour House 32 High Street Rickmansworth WD3 1ER Hertfordshire Great Britain ISIN GB00B128C026, WKN AB1000 (Share) Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard) ISIN DE000A0NQ9H6 (Convertible Bond 2007) Euro MTF Market on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange ISIN DE000AB100A6 (Bond 2010), ISIN DE000AB100B4 (Bond April 2011) and ISIN DE000AB100C2 (Bond November 2011) all three bonds: Segment Bondm of the open market of the Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stock Exchange and the Main Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange