Eurowings Europe

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This article is about the Austrian low-cost airline. For its larger German sister company, see Eurowings.
Eurowings Europe
Eurowings Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
E2[1] EWE[1] EUROPWINGS
Founded2015
Commenced operations23 June 2016 (2016-06-23)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer program
Fleet size19
Parent company
Websitewww.eurowings.com

Eurowings Europe is a low-cost airline registered in Austria that is a subsidiary of Lufthansa Group[2] and a sister company of the German Eurowings.

History[]

In January 2016, ch-aviation reported that Eurowings Europe expected to start operations in the middle of the year, operating routes throughout the continent from an initial base at Vienna.[3] About a week after obtaining its air operator's certificate from the Austrian civil aviation authorities, Eurowings Europe departed Vienna for Alicante on 23 June 2016, its maiden flight.[4] It has adopted the corporate identity of its German sister airline, Eurowings.

In September 2019, Lufthansa Group announced, that Austrian Airlines will lease four Vienna-based Airbus A320-200 from Eurowings Europe starting January 2020. The airline will also take over some of Austrian Airlines' flights from Salzburg Airport and Innsbruck Airport.[5] The Austrian Airlines wetlease contract for four aircraft in Vienna was withdrawn in April 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In October 2019, Eurowings Europe took over the base in Pristina from its sister airline Germanwings.[6]

In June 2021 it was announced that Eurowings Europe would expand its European network with the opening of a new base in Prague Airport starting October 2021 with two aircraft based for the winter season and three for the summer. Destinations would include European cities in the likes of Barcelona and Milan and holiday destinations such as the Balearics, Canaries and Tel Aviv. [7]

Destinations[]

Eurowings Europe operates regional flights throughout Europe.[3] As of November 2021, it maintains four bases in Vienna, Salzburg,[2] Palma de Mallorca[8] and Pristina[6] with their fifth one opened in October of the same year in Prague.

Fleet[]

Eurowings Europe Airbus A320-200

As of November 2021, the Eurowings Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9]

Eurowings Europe fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 6 — 12 132 144 operated for Eurowings
Airbus A320-200 13 — 12 156/162 168/174 operated for Eurowings
Total 19 —

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Eurowings Europe". ch-aviation. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hofmann, Kurt (12 January 2017). "Eurowings Europe opens Salzburg base". Air Transport World. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Lufthansa's Eurowings Europe eyes Summer 2016 launch". ch-aviation. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Eurowings Europe commences operations". ch-aviation. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Austrian Wings - Austrian lease A320". www.austrianwings.info. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  6. ^ a b "Eurowings eröffnet Basis und stationiert A319 in Pristina". airliners.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  7. ^ "Eurowings to launch Prague base". simpleflying.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  8. ^ "Eurowings Europe outlines Palma de Mallorca base routes". ch-aviation. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ^ planespotters.net - Eurowings Europe retrieved 6 November 2021

External links[]

Media related to Eurowings Europe at Wikimedia Commons

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