French airline APG Airlines is new BARIG member

Frankfurt, 23rd of January 2019. APG Airlines is a new member of the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany e.V. (BARIG), the German association representing the mutual interests of meanwhile over 120 German and international airlines. The French company headquartered in Paris and with the home base in Toulouse (airport Blagnac) offers scheduled flights between Toulouse and Lorient as well as individual business charter flights including VIP services. Flights are performed with a King Air 350i from the aircraft manufacturer Beech Aircraft.

BARIG Secretary General Michael Hoppe states, “We are pleased to welcome highly specialized APG Airlines with their individual offer in the field of business travel to our association. With Hahn Air from Germany and now also APG Airlines from France, two successful specialists of the air traffic industry are part of BARIG, thereby enhancing the entire community’s know-how with their profound background and experience.”

„On multiple levels, BARIG promotes a future-oriented and targeted development of air traffic in Germany and Europe. At the same time, the association effectively represents airline interests,” Sandrine de Saint Sauveur, president and CEO at APG Airlines points out. “As new BARIG member we are looking forward to being part of this highly committed network of German and international airlines.”

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BARIG (Board of Airline Representatives in Germany) e.V.  represents the interests of more than 120 national and international airlines in scheduled, charter, low cost and air cargo business. Since the foundation in 1951 the airline association works for the improvement of frame conditions in the aviation industry in Germany and is the key industry contact for politics, authorities, industry and media. Worldwide the BARIG member airlines transport around 1.8 billion passengers and more than 25 million tons of air cargo to over 1,500 destinations. Every year approximately 225 million passengers are travelling to and from Germany with BARIG airlines to more than 280 international destinations. The BARIG airlines have over 105,000 employees in Germany. The overall aviation industry secures 823,000 workplaces and therefore is a major factor of the German economy.