by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 18, 2015 | Eurowings, Featured, Route Announcements |
LUFTHANSA’s Eurowings unit has announced an expansion of their timetable to USA for 2016.
Beginning in May, passengers will be able to enjoy direct service from Cologne to Miami, Las Vegas, and Boston.
Eurowings had originally planned to serve Ft. Lauderdale, but has now has revised their plan to serve Miami instead.
Here is the flight information for each new route:
Cologne – Boston will begin on May 4, with 3 flights per week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Flight EW186 (LH5404) will depart Cologne at 1:40p and arrive in Boston at 3:45p.
Flight EW187 (LH5405) will depart Boston at 5:30p and arrive in Cologne at 6:55a the next day.
Cologne – Las Vegas will begin on May 4, with 2 flights per week (Tuesdays and Saturdays).
Flight EW174 (LH5332) will depart Cologne at 11:15a and arrive in Las Vegas at 2:00p.
Flight EW175 (LH5333) will depart Las Vegas at 3:45p and arrive in Cologne at 11:30a the next day.
Cologne – Miami will begin on May 1, with 3 flights per week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays).
Flight EW182 (LH5402) will depart Cologne at 11:40a and arrive in Miami at 4:10p.
Flight EW183 (LH5403) will depart Miami at 5:55p and arrive in Cologne at 9:15 the next day.
All of these flights will be operated by 2-Class Airbus A330 Aircraft that will feature Premium Economy and Economy class cabins. However there is also the ‘More Comfort’ section which is comprised of regular economy class seats albeit with slightly more leg room. ‘More Comfort’ seats are available during the booking process for a small upcharge.
Booking should be open for these routes in the coming days.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 19, 2015 | Austrian, Eurowings, Featured, LCC |
Earlier this month Lufthansa’s LCC subsidiary, Eurowings, announced the addition of new routes to their timetable. The flights will actually be operated by AUSTRIAN aircraft and Austrian will also codeshare these flights with ‘EW’. The new routes are as follows:
Beginning on November 9, daily service will begin between Vienna and Barcelona and will be flown by A320 aircraft:
Flight EW5922 will depart Vienna at 12:10p, arriving in Barcelona at 2:30p.
Flight EW5923 will depart Barcelona at 3:10p and arrive in Vienna at 5:30p.
On November 9, 6x/week service will begin between Vienna and London Stansted. The route will be flown once a day except Saturdays and will be operated with A320 aircraft:
Flight EW5832 will depart Vienna at 6:15p, arriving in Stansted at 7:25p.
Flight EW5833 will depart Stansted at 8:05p, arriving in Vienna at 11:10p.
On November 9, 3x/week service will begin between Vienna and Palma Mallorca. The route will be flown on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. A320 aircraft will fly on the route:
Flight EW4912 will depart Vienna at 6:00a, arriving in Palma at 8:25a.
Flight EW4913 will depart Palma at 9:05a, arriving in Vienna at 11:30a.
On November 9, 3x/week service will begin between Vienna and Rome. The route will be flown on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. A320 aircraft will fly on the route:
Flight EW5880 will depart Vienna at 7:25a, arriving in Rome at 9:05a.
Flight EW 5881 will depart Rome at 9:45a, arriving in Vienna at 11:30a.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 1, 2015 | Eurowings, Featured, Fleet Update |
Lufthansa has unveiled the first Eurowings A330 (D-AXGA) in the new Eurowings livery this week. The plane had been flown to Taiwan where it was painted last week and is now enroute to LH Technik in Hamburg to have its cabin installed. For those of you in and near Hamburg, the aircraft is set to arrive at 19:00 tonight (July 1, 2015).
Eurowings’ newly painted A330…..photo courtesy of Lufthansa.
A second A330 is expected to be repainted and retrofit in the next 2 weeks.
Eurowings is set to launch their long haul service on November 15 when it starts flying from Cologne to a variety of destinations in the Carribean, Thailand, and Dubai. However, the 2 A330s that will be in the Eurowings fleet will fly routes within Europe beginning November 2 before transitioning to long haul service on the 15th.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 13, 2015 | Eurowings, Featured, Fleet Update, Swiss |
LUFTHANSA Group today has announced additional aircraft orders for SWISS and Eurowings.
SWISS will receive an additional 3 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on top of their previous commitment for 6 of the same type. The 6 aircraft from the original order are slated for delivery beginning in 2016 while the 3 aircraft from this follow-up order will join the fleet beginning in late 2017.
Eurowings, Lufthansa’s LCC solution, will see the addition of 6 pre-owned Airbus A320 aircraft to their fleet. This move is not unexpected as LH is planning to remove all ERJ and CRJ aircraft from Eurowings over the coming year or two. These additional aircraft will join the fleet beginning in 2016.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 5, 2015 | Airlines, Eurowings, Featured, germanwings, Lufthansa |
With their official announcement at this year’s ITB event in Berlin on March 3, Lufthansa has formally launched the long haul component for Eurowings.
Eurowings is Lufthansa’s Low Cost Carrier (LCC) solution that is designed to attract holiday and casual travels with a quality product at deeply discounted fares serving unique destinations around the world. Formally introduced in October of 2014, Eurowings will also ultimately take over the role that Germanwings serves for LH in Europe and will compete directly with other LCC carriers such as Ryanair, Norwegian, Easyjet, and others.
Lufthansa’s Karl Ulrich Garnadt speaks to attendees at the ITB press conference launching Eurowings sales. Photo courtesy of FlyerTalk’s ‘Oliver2002’.
Eurowings’ long haul operation will be based in Cologne/Bonn, Germany with an initial fleet of 2 Airbus A330 aircraft that will be operated by Sun Express, a partnership between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. According to comments made at today’s press conference by Lufthansa’s head of passenger services, Karl Ulrich Garnadt, this fleet will be expanded to include 7 A330 aircraft by the Winter 2016/17 timetable. According to his comments, the rate of expansion will depend on Eurowings’ success.
As part of the announcement, Eurowings unveiled several new destinations that it will serve including the UAE, Thailand, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
Eurowings also announced a limited-time offer of discounted fares that will be in effect through March. Fares between Cologne and Dubai will begin at only €99, Thailand for €199, and Cuba or the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana) for only €229. After March, passengers can expect fares to go up €20 to €50, depending on the destination and fare class.
Speaking of fare classes, Eurowings also unveiled their 3-tiered fare structure that is based on the Germanwings concept of BASIC, SMART, and BEST.
Predictably, the BASIC fare class will be the lowest cost option but will also come with the fewest options. BASIC fares will have a baggage allowance but any other amenities such as inflight meals, etc. would come at an additional cost. No mileage would be earned towards Miles & More account balances.
SMART fares, available for approximately €50 more, will include a baggage allowance, inflight dining and the ability to earn miles in Miles & More.
BEST fares will include a ‘Premium Economy’ seat identical to what is being being rolled out by Lufthansa in their mainline fleet. These fares will include a higher baggage allowance, priority security and boarding, lounge access, enhanced dining and the ability to earn a higher amount of miles towards Miles & More balances as compared to the SMART fare.
The ‘BEST’ Fare seat: Identical to the Premium Economy seat now available on Lufthansa mainline.
All passengers will have access to Inflight Entertainment (IFE) systems at their seat. However, BEST fare passengers will be given access to the entire library while SMART and BASIC passengers will need to pay for access to certain parts of the IFE offering. Passengers can also make use of Lufthansa’s broadband system which allows for the use of personal smartphone, tablet and other wifi enabled hardware to access the IFE system.
Eurowings booking is now available at www.Eurowings.com
And in closing, a big HAT TIP to FlyerTalk’s Oliver2002 who was in attendance at the Eurowings press conference at the ITB show in Berlin and provided me with some of the details from the event.
