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Eurowings at 30; domestic flights down 48% v 2019 Q2; 11 countries added and four dropped since 2019

Lufthansa’s lower-cost subsidiary Eurowings can trace its origins back to 1993 and has just celebrated its 30thanniversary. A brief history of the airline’s evolution from regional carrier to its current incarnation can be found on the Eurowings corporate website. The basic Eurowings brand (IATA code EW) has been joined in recent times by the long-haul […]

February 10, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

New Route of the Day (4 April 2022): Eurowings between Hamburg and Bilbao

Eurowings on Monday 4 April launched a new, 2-weekly service between Hamburg in northern Germany and Bilbao in northern Spain. The 1,490-kilometre route will be operated every Monday and Friday during the summer season and faces no direct competition. In fact, this appears to be the first time the two airports have ever been connected […]

April 13, 2022 | Latest Route News +

Condor planning expansion in US and South Africa; 19 flights per day to Palma de Mallorca in S22

German leisure airline Condor was Europe’s 34th biggest in 2019, based on departing seats from European airports. According to Cirium data, the airline offered over 8.6 million seats from European airports, as well as 1.6 million seats from non-European airports. In Germany, it ranked fifth with just over five million departing seats, behind Lufthansa (56.6m), […]

February 25, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

New Route of the Day 1 (16 December 2021): Wizz Air between Sarajevo and Hamburg

Wizz Air has launched service between Sarajevo in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Hamburg in northern Germany. The new 2-weekly service, operating on Thursdays and Sundays, began on 16 December. The 1,250-kilometre route is not served by any other airline and the two airports have not been connected before, at least not since the start of […]

December 23, 2021 | Latest Route News +

New Route of the Day (24 August 2021): Condor between Hamburg and Samos

German leisure carrier Condor increased its holiday offering from Hamburg on Tuesday 24 August by launching a weekly flight to Samos in Greece. The inaugural service on the 2,197-kilometre route (flight number DE 1700 operated by an Airbus A320, registration D-ATCH) departed Hamburg at 06:18 and touched down at the Greek airport just under three […]

September 1, 2021 | Latest Route News +

Airport of the Day (1 July 2021): Lübeck in Germany

Lübeck Airport (IATA code LBC) in northern Germany lies eight kilometres south of the city of Lübeck and around 55 kilometres north-east of Hamburg. Back in the early 2000s the airport was used by Ryanair and then Wizz Air as an alternative for serving Hamburg, Europe’s biggest city that is not a capital. Between 2003 […]

July 4, 2021 | Latest Route News +

New Route of the Day (23 June 2021): Eurowings between Hamburg and Mykonos/Santorini

On Wednesday 23 June, Eurowings began weekly service between Hamburg and two Greek island airports, Mykonos and Santorini. Neither route faces direct competition at this time. The Mykonos route was previously served back in 2005/2006 by both airberlin and Hapag Lloyd, while Santorini has been served non-stop from Hamburg by Condor (May 2010 to September […]

June 24, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe

Hamburg is reopening its gates!

The city of Hamburg is reopening its gates – hotels and restaurants are unlocking their doors and the city is waking up again and ready to welcome tourists and business travelers. Hamburg Airport’s (HAM) Airline & Traffic Development team is looking forward to working with its airline partners to rebuild airport traffic. They are very […]

June 15, 2021 | Airports, Europe