Soaring ties
, October 8, 2012
A plane of the French carrier Air France passes a plane of the German carrier Air Berlin during take-off at Tegel Airport in Berlin on October 8, 2012. Air France-KLM, Air Berlin and Abu Dhabi flag carrier Etihad, plan to offer passengers access to some of each other's services from October 28 in a sign of improving relations between European and Gulf carriers. Reuters/Thomas Peter