Eurowings Discover

Eurowings Discover is a German airline headquartered in Frankfurt. It is owned by the Lufthansa Group and serves leisure destinations around the Mediterranean, North America and the Caribbean from its bases at Frankfurt Airport[2] and Munich Airport.[3]

This article is about the German long-haul leisure airline. For the German low-cost carrier, see Eurowings.
Eurowings Discover
IATA ICAO Callsign
4Y OCN[1] OCEAN
Commenced operations24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programMiles & More
Fleet size22[4]
Destinations58
Parent companyLufthansa
HeadquartersFrankfurt, Germany[5]
Websitediscover.aero

History

Eurowings Discover started operations on 24 July 2021, flying from Frankfurt to Mombasa and Zanzibar with A330, having obtained its air operator's certificate. It is considered to be the main competitor of German leisure carrier Condor which serves several of the routes Eurowings Discover will also take up.[6]

The carrier has already expanded its network to Punta Cana, Windhoek and Victoria Falls. Later in 2021 Eurowings Discover added flights to Las Vegas, Mauritius, Bridgetown, Montego Bay, Varadero, Canary Islands, Egypt, and Morocco. The fleet is supposed to grow to 10 A320s and 11 A330s by mid 2022.[7][8]

In September 2021, Lufthansa announced it would move responsibility for several mid-haul leisure routes to Eurowings Discover.[9] It based three Airbus A320-200s in Frankfurt serving five destinations on the Canary Islands in late 2021.[10]

In summer 2022, Eurowings Discover established its second operational base at Munich Airport, focused on short-haul operations around the Mediterranean.[3]

In September 2022, Lufthansa moved some of its own routes to Canada to Eurowings Discover for the upcoming winter season.[11] In late 2022, Eurowings Discover announced it would focus its long-haul operations at Frankfurt Airport, terminating their North American and Caribbean services from Munich Airport.[2] Prior to this, the flights were already suspended as the airline took over North American routes at Frankfurt Airport from parent Lufthansa due to staff shortages.[12]

Destinations
Country City Airport Notes Ref.
BarbadosBridgetownGrantley Adams International AirportSeasonal[13]
BulgariaVarnaVarna AirportSeasonal[14]
CanadaCalgaryCalgary International AirportSeasonal[13]
HalifaxHalifax Stanfield International AirportSeasonal[13]
MontrealMontréal–Trudeau International AirportTerminated[13]
TorontoToronto Pearson International AirportTerminated[13]
VancouverVancouver International AirportSeasonal[13]
CroatiaDubrovnikDubrovnik AirportSeasonal[13]
CubaVaraderoJuan Gualberto Gómez AirportTerminated[13]
Dominican RepublicPuerto PlataGregorio Luperón International AirportTerminated[13]
Punta CanaPunta Cana International Airport[15]
EgyptHurghadaHurghada International AirportSeasonal[14]
Marsa AlamMarsa Alam International AirportSeasonal[14]
GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt AirportHub[15]
MunichMunich AirportHub[14]
GreeceChaniaChania International AirportSeasonal[14]
CorfuCorfu International AirportSeasonal[14]
HeraklionHeraklion International AirportSeasonal[14]
KavalaKavala International AirportSeasonal[14]
KosKos International AirportSeasonal[14]
MykonosMykonos AirportSeasonal[14]
PrevezaAktion National AirportBegins 20 June 2023[14]
RhodesRhodes International AirportSeasonal[14]
SamosSamos International AirportSeasonal[14]
SantoriniSantorini (Thira) International AirportSeasonal[14]
SkiathosSkiathos International Airport[14]
ZakynthosZakynthos International AirportSeasonal[14]
ItalyBariBari Karol Wojtyła AirportSeasonal[14]
Lamezia TermeLamezia Terme International AirportSeasonal[14]
JamaicaMontego BaySangster International AirportTerminated[13]
KenyaMombasaMoi International Airport[15]
MauritiusPort LouisSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport[15]
MaldivesMaléVelana International AirportTerminated[15]
MexicoCancúnCancún International AirportSeasonal[13]
MoroccoAgadirAgadir–Al Massira AirportTerminated[13]
MarrakeshMarrakesh Menara Airport[14]
NamibiaWindhoekHosea Kutako International Airport[15]
PortugalFunchalCristiano Ronaldo International Airport[14]
Porto SantoPorto Santo AirportSeasonal[14]
PanamaPanama CityTocumen International AirportTerminated[16][17]
South AfricaMbombelaKruger Mpumalanga International AirportTerminated[18]
SpainFuerteventuraFuerteventura Airport[14]
Gran CanariaGran Canaria Airport[14]
IbizaIbiza Airport[14]
Jerez de la FronteraJerez Airport[14]
LanzaroteLanzarote Airport[14]
Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca Airport[14]
TenerifeTenerife South Airport[14]
TanzaniaKilimanjaroKilimanjaro International Airport[13]
ZanzibarAbeid Amani Karume International Airport[15]
TurkeyAntalyaAntalya Airport[14]
BodrumMilas–Bodrum Airport[14]
TunisiaDjerbaDjerba–Zarzis International Airport[14]
United StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport[13]
Fort MyersSouthwest Florida International Airport[13]
Las VegasHarry Reid International Airport[15]
Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City International Airport[13]
TampaTampa International Airport[13]
ZimbabweVictoria FallsVictoria Falls AirportSeasonal[13]

Fleet
Eurowings Discover Airbus A330-200

As of April 2023, Eurowings Discover operates the following aircraft:[4]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C W Y Total
Airbus A320-200 10 — — — 180 180 Transferred from Lufthansa.[4]
Airbus A330-200 3 — 22 17 231 270 Inherited from SunExpress Deutschland.[4]
Airbus A330-300 9 — 30 28 225 283 Transferred from Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines and Edelweiss Air.[4]
Total 22 —

References
  1. "Eurowings Discover airline profile".
  2. ch-aviation.com - Germany's EW Discover to focus on long-haul at Frankfurt 14 December 2022
  3. airliners.de - "Eurowings Discover opens Munich base" 2 June 2022
  4. "planespotters.net". 23 April 2023.
  5. "Discover". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. handelsblatt.com (German) 16 July 2021
  7. "Lufthansa's Eurowings Discover Gets Commercial Air Transport Certificate". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  8. "Ready for take-off: Eurowings Discover has been granted Air Operator Certificate". Lufthansa Group. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. touristik-aktuell.de (German) 10 September 2021
  10. [airliners.de - "Eurowings Discover started mid-haul routes"] (German) 1 November 2021
  11. aeroroutes.com 29 September 2022
  12. aerotelegraph.com (German) 8 December 2022
  13. "Lufthansa Extended Flight Search". Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  14. "Factsheet. Umstellung des touristischen Kurz- und Mittelstreckenangebots auf Eurowings Discover" (PDF) (in German). Lufthansa Experts.
  15. Hofmann, Kurt (16 July 2021). "Eurowings Discover CEO sets out plans for Munich base". Routesonline. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  16. "Nueva aerolínea europea de ocio iniciará vuelos directos entre Alemania y Panamá".
  17. "EUROWINGS DISCOVER DISCONTINUES PANAMA CITY SERVICE IN MAY 2023". aeroroutes. 11 May 2023.
  18. aviation.direct - "Eurowings Discover ends flights to Kruger National Park" (German) 17 March 2023

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