Best Low Cost Awards 2006

London - 19th June 2006

AIR BERLIN has been named as the world's Best low-cost airline in the 2006 World Airline Awards announced today, also picking up the award as Europe's Best low-cost airline. Air Berlin pushed North American carrier, jetBlue Airways into 2nd place - jetBlue having been a previous three-times winner of this title.

Two days after easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou became "Sir Stelios", his airline was announced as the 3rd best low-cost carrier worldwide, and 2nd best in Europe.

BEST LOW COST AIRLINES - 2006 results

	WORLDWIDE
	Rank	Airline	2005
	1	Air Berlin	2nd
	2	jetBlue Airways	1st
	3	easyJet	5th

	EUROPE
	Rank	Airline	2005
	1	Air Berlin	1st
	2	easyJet	2nd
	3	Vueling	--