Discover Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
4Y OCN[1] OCEAN
Founded24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
(as Eurowings Discover)
Commenced operations5 September 2023 (2023-09-05)
(as Discover Airlines)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programMiles & More
Fleet size22[4]
Destinations62[5]
Parent companyLufthansa Group
HeadquartersFrankfurt, Germany[6]
Websitewww.discover-airlines.com

Discover Airlines, legally incorporated as EW Discover GmbH and formerly branded Eurowings Discover, is a German leisure airline headquartered in Frankfurt.[7] It is owned by the Lufthansa Group and serves leisure destinations around the Mediterranean, North America, Africa and the Caribbean from its bases at Frankfurt Airport[2] and Munich Airport.[3]

History

Eurowings Discover

Discover Airlines Airbus A330-200 in former Eurowings Discover livery.

Discover Airlines started operations on 24 July 2021 as Eurowings Discover, flying from Frankfurt to Mombasa and Zanzibar with A330, having obtained its air operator's certificate. It adopted its brand name and original corporate identity from sister company Eurowings. It is considered to be the main competitor of German leisure carrier Condor (itself once owned by Lufthansa) which serves several of the routes Discover Airlines will also take up.[8]

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.[9][10]

In September 2021, Lufthansa announced it would move responsibility for several mid-haul leisure routes to Eurowings Discover.[11] It based three Airbus A320-200s in Frankfurt serving five destinations on the Canary Islands in late 2021.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14]

Discover Airlines

In September 2023, the airline formerly known as Eurowings Discover announced its new identity as Discover Airlines.[15]

Corporate affairs

It is headquartered in the Frankfurt Airport Center (FAC) in Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt.[7]

Destinations

Country City Airport Notes Ref.
BarbadosBridgetownGrantley Adams International AirportSeasonal[16]
BulgariaBurgasBurgas AirportBegins 31 March 2024[17]
VarnaVarna AirportSeasonal[18][19]
CanadaCalgaryCalgary International Airport[20][21][22]
HalifaxHalifax Stanfield International AirportSeasonal[20][21]
MontrealMontréal–Trudeau International AirportTerminated[23]
TorontoToronto Pearson International AirportTerminated[24]
VancouverVancouver International AirportTerminated[24]
CroatiaDubrovnikDubrovnik AirportSeasonal[19]
SplitSplit AirportBegins 31 March 2024[25]
ZadarZadar AirportBegins 28 April 2024[25]
CubaVaraderoJuan Gualberto Gómez AirportTerminated[26]
Dominican RepublicLa RomanaLa Romana International AirportSeasonal[16]
Puerto PlataGregorio Luperón International AirportTerminated[27]
Punta CanaPunta Cana International Airport[28]
EgyptHurghadaHurghada International AirportSeasonal[18]
Marsa AlamMarsa Alam International AirportSeasonal[18]
FranceMontpellierMontpellier–Méditerranée AirportSeasonal[29]
GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt AirportHub[28]
MunichMunich AirportHub[18]
GreeceChaniaChania International AirportSeasonal[18]
CorfuCorfu International AirportSeasonal[18]
HeraklionHeraklion International AirportSeasonal[18]
KalamataKalamata International AirportBegins 18 May 2024[30]
KavalaKavala International AirportSeasonal[18]
KefaloniaKefalonia International AirportBegins 3 May 2024[30]
KosKos International AirportSeasonal[18]
MykonosMykonos AirportSeasonal[19]
PrevezaAktion National AirportSeasonal[19]
RhodesRhodes International AirportSeasonal[18]
SamosSamos International AirportSeasonal[18]
SantoriniSantorini (Thira) International AirportSeasonal[19]
SkiathosSkiathos International AirportSeasonal[19]
ZakynthosZakynthos International AirportSeasonal[18]
ItalyBariBari Karol Wojtyła Airport[19]
Lamezia TermeLamezia Terme International AirportTerminated[18]
JamaicaMontego BaySangster International AirportSeasonal[16]
KenyaMombasaMoi International Airport[20]
MauritiusPort LouisSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport[28]
MaldivesMaléVelana International AirportSeasonal[20]
MartiniqueFort-de-FranceMartinique Aimé Césaire International AirportSeasonal[16]
MexicoCancúnCancún International Airport[20]
MoroccoAgadirAgadir–Al Massira AirportTerminated[27]
MarrakeshMarrakesh Menara Airport[18]
NamibiaWindhoekHosea Kutako International Airport[20]
NorwayHarstad / NarvikHarstad/Narvik Airport, EvenesBegins 16 May 2024[31]
PortugalFunchalCristiano Ronaldo International Airport[18]
Porto SantoPorto Santo AirportTerminated[18]
PanamaPanama CityTocumen International AirportTerminated[32][33]
South AfricaMbombelaKruger Mpumalanga International AirportTerminated[34]
SpainBarcelonaJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat AirportSeasonal[35]
FuerteventuraFuerteventura Airport[18]
Gran CanariaGran Canaria Airport[18]
IbizaIbiza AirportSeasonal[19]
Jerez de la FronteraJerez AirportSeasonal[18]
La PalmaLa Palma AirportSeasonal[36]
LanzaroteLanzarote Airport[18]
MenorcaMenorca AirportSeasonal[30]
Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca Airport[18]
TenerifeTenerife South Airport[18]
TanzaniaKilimanjaroKilimanjaro International Airport[20]
ZanzibarAbeid Amani Karume International Airport[28]
TurkeyAntalyaAntalya AirportSeasonal[18]
BodrumMilas–Bodrum AirportSeasonal[18]
TunisiaDjerbaDjerba–Zarzis International AirportSeasonal[18]
MonastirMonastir Habib Bourguiba International AirportSeasonal[30]
United StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportSeasonal[20]
AtlantaHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International AirportTerminated[37][24]
Fort MyersSouthwest Florida International Airport[20]
Las VegasHarry Reid International Airport[20]
NewburghNew York Stewart International AirportSeasonal[38]
OrlandoOrlando International Airport[24]
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia International Airport[37][24]
Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City International AirportSeasonal[20]
TampaTampa International Airport[26]
ZimbabweVictoria FallsVictoria Falls Airport[20]

Fleet

As of December 2023, Discover Airlines operates the following aircraft:[4]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C W Y+ Y Total
Airbus A320-200 11 4 20 — 12 138 170 Transferred from Lufthansa.[4]
Airbus A330-200 3 — 22 17 44 187 270 Inherited from SunExpress Deutschland.[4]
Airbus A330-300 8 — 30 28 44 181 283 Transferred from Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines.[4]
2 — 27 31 24 220 302 Transferred from Edelweiss Air.[4]
Total 22 4

References

  1. ↑ "Eurowings Discover airline profile".
  2. 1 2 3 ch-aviation.com – Germany's EW Discover to focus on long-haul at Frankfurt 14 December 2022
  3. 1 2 3 airliners.de – "Eurowings Discover opens Munich base" 2 June 2022
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Discover Airlines Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Discover Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-avition.com.
  6. ↑ "Discover". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Imprint". Eurowings Discover. Retrieved 10 June 2023. EW Discover GmbH Hugo-Eckener-Ring 1 FAC, Building 234, D7.01 60549 Frankfurt
  8. ↑ handelsblatt.com (German) 16 July 2021
  9. ↑ "Lufthansa's Eurowings Discover Gets Commercial Air Transport Certificate". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ready for take-off: Eurowings Discover has been granted Air Operator Certificate". Lufthansa Group. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ↑ touristik-aktuell.de (German) 10 September 2021
  12. ↑ [airliners.de – "Eurowings Discover started mid-haul routes"] (German) 1 November 2021
  13. ↑ aeroroutes.com 29 September 2022
  14. ↑ aerotelegraph.com (German) 8 December 2022
  15. ↑ Bodell, Luke (5 September 2023). "Something New? Eurowings Discover Launches New Livery And Branding". Simple Flying. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Eurowings Discover Adds Martinique Charters in NW22". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Adds Frankfurt – Burgas Service in NS24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Factsheet. Umstellung des touristischen Kurz- und Mittelstreckenangebots auf Eurowings Discover" (PDF) (in German). Lufthansa Experts.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS23 SHORT-HAUL NETWORK ADDITIONS – 11DEC22".
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS22 LONG-HAUL ADDITIONS".
  21. 1 2 "Eurowings Discover NS23 Canada Preliminary Operations". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Extends Calgary to Year-Round Service From Oct 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Assumes Lufthansa Munich – Montreal Route in June/July 2022". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 "LUFTHANSA TO MOVE SELECTED US ROUTES TO EUROWINGS DISCOVER IN NW22".
  25. 1 2 "Eurowings Discover Assumes Additional Lufthansa Croatia Service in NS24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  26. 1 2 "Lufthansa Extended Flight Search". Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  27. 1 2 "Eurowings Discover NW22 Intercontinental Network Changes – 28SEP22". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  28. 1 2 3 4 Hofmann, Kurt (16 July 2021). "Eurowings Discover CEO sets out plans for Munich base". Routesonline. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  29. ↑ "Eurowings Discover nimmt zwei weitere Kurzstrecken in Sommerflugplan auf". Mynewsdesk (in German). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  30. 1 2 3 4 "Eurowings Discover NS24 Munich Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  31. ↑ "Eurowings Discover fliegt 2024 nach Narvik in Nordnorwegen". 15 June 2023.
  32. ↑ "Nueva aerolínea europea de ocio iniciará vuelos directos entre Alemania y Panamá".
  33. ↑ "EUROWINGS DISCOVER DISCONTINUES PANAMA CITY SERVICE IN MAY 2023". aeroroutes. 11 May 2023.
  34. ↑ "Eurowings Discover gibt Flüge zum Krüger-Nationalpark auf". Aviation.Direct (in German). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  35. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Adds Barcelona Flights From May 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  36. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Adds Frankfurt – Santa Cruz de la Palma in NW23". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  37. 1 2 Dolande, Rainer Nieves (8 November 2022). "Eurowings Discover started to replace Lufthansa's operations in Canada and United States". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  38. ↑ - "Eurowings Discover To Conduct 4 Charter Flights To New York Stewart" 12 June 2023

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