GERMANIA EXPRESS, the Berlin based budget operator has confirmed the introduction of direct daily scheduled flights from August between Prestwick and the German capital using Fokker 100 aircraft. The service will initially operate once daily Monday through Friday. The route is the third from Prestwick to be assisted by the Scottish Executive Interim Route Development Fund. The first two were Ryanair's new routes from Glasgow Prestwick to Girona and Skavsta. Prestwick last week gained the daily Glasgow ” Cardiff service from the International airport and is clearly gaining on its BAA competitor. Germania is one of Germany's no frills airlines. It operates to 17 European destinations ” five in Germany, four in Spain, three in Austria, two in Switzerland, and it also flies to Salonika, Istanbul and Tiflis in Georgia. http://www.germaniaairline.de