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Small Planet Airlines enters into partnership with Thomas Cook

Leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines has signed an agreement with Thomas Cook, one of the world’s leading travel companies. In the summer of 2016 the aircraft of Small Planet Airlines will carry Thomas Cook passengers from its Paderborn base in Germany to Mediterranean resorts. Under the agreement Small Planet Airlines will operate 460 flights from its Paderborn base and other German airports: Bremen, Berlin, Stuttgart, Dortmund, Cologne, Hanover, and Munich. Passengers will fly to Mediterranean resorts, mostly Mallorca in Spain and Antalya in Turkey. The company estimates that it will handle over 100,000 passengers during the summer season.

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