What was the original purpose of Air Berlin's founding?
To compete with Lufthansa
To provide airline service to West Berlin
To serve East German airspace
To become Europe's largest airline
Answer
Air Berlin was founded by American interests in 1978 to provide airline service to West Berlin. At that time, West Berlin was a territory that could not legally be served by West German airlines such as Lufthansa due to political restrictions on East German airspace.
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