Germanwings

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Germanwings
IATA
4U
ICAO
GWI
Callsign
Germanwings
Founded 1997
Hubs Cologne Bonn Airport
Stuttgart Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs Hamburg Airport
Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport
Frequent flyer program Boomerang Club
Fleet size 24
Destinations 67
Parent company Eurowings
Headquarters Cologne, Germany
Key people Thomas Winkelmann (CEO) Dr. Joachim Klein
Website: http://www.germanwings.com

Germanwings is a low-cost airline based in Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany. It operates services to over 67 destinations in Europe; 9 within Germany and 58 destinations in Europe. Its main base is Cologne Bonn Airport, with secondary bases at Stuttgart Airport, Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport and Hamburg Airport.

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[edit] History

The airline was established in 1997 (as "Eurowings Flug GmbH") and started operations on 27 October 2002. It is wholly owned by Eurowings. Its main competitors are more established no-frills carriers such as Ryanair and easyJet as well as other low-fare operators such as HLX.com and dba.

[edit] Services

Germanwings' primary bases are Cologne Bonn Airport, Stuttgart Airport, Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport and Hamburg Airport, from which it serves 63 other cities throughout Europe as well as Turkey and Russia.

For all current destinations see Germanwings destinations.

[edit] New Routes

It will inaugurate the following new routes using an Airbus 319 in 2007:

  • Berlin Schönefeld-Balaton: weekly A319-100 service starting on March 25
  • Berlin Schönefeld-Burgas: weekly A319-100 service starting on March 20
  • Berlin Schönefeld-Mykonos: weekly A319-100 service starting on May 20
  • Berlin Schönefeld-Varna: weekly A319-100 service starting on May 19
  • Cologne/Bonn-Bucharest: 3x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 25
  • Cologne/Bonn-Burgas: weekly A319-100 service starting on May 22
  • Cologne/Bonn-Kavalla: 2x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 25
  • Cologne/Bonn-Kerkyra: weekly A320-200 service starting on May 5
  • Cologne/Bonn-Lamezia Terme: weekly A319-100 service starting on March 31
  • Cologne/Bonn-Malta: 2x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 27
  • Cologne/Bonn-Mykonos: weekly A319-100 service starting on May 20
  • Cologne/Bonn-Rhodes: weekly A319-100 service starting on May 5
  • Cologne/Bonn-Sarajevo: 3x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 26
  • Cologne/Bonn-Sardinia (Alghero): 3x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 25
  • Cologne/Bonn-Sofia: 3x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 27
  • Cologne/Bonn-Varna: weekly A319-100 service starting on May 19
  • Cologne/Bonn-Zadar (Croatia): weekly A319-100 service starting March 2007
  • Hamburg-Kerkyra: weekly A319-100 service starting on May 5
  • Hamburg-Split: weekly A319-100 service starting on March 25
  • Stuttgart-Ankara: 2x weekly A319-100 service starting on May 19
  • Stuttgart-Athens: 3x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 27
  • Stuttgart-Bastia: weekly A319-100 service starting on March 25
  • Stuttgart-Ibiza: 2x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 25
  • Stuttgart-Kavalla: weekly A319-100 service starting on March 26
  • Stuttgart-Kerkyra: weekly A319-100 service starting on May 5
  • Stuttgart-Lamezia Terme: weekly A319-100 service starting on March 25
  • Stuttgart-Malta: 2x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 27
  • Stuttgart-Zadar: weekly A319-100 service starting on March 26

[edit] Fleet

Germanwings Airbus A319
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Germanwings Airbus A319

The Germanwings fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2006) [1]:


In July 2006, Germanwings fleet age is 6.8 years old. [2]

On 7 December 2005 the airline signed an agreement to purchase 18 Airbus A319 aircraft (with a further 12 options). These are their first direct orders with Airbus and deliveries will start in July 2006 until 2008. [3] During winter 2004-2005 Germanwings leased two Boeing 717 from Aerolineas Baleares to test this type, but no order was made after.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
  2. ^ Germanwings Fleet Age
  3. ^ Aero International, June 2006
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