Discover Airlines

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Discover Airlines
Logo Discover Airlines.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
4YOCN [1] OCEAN
Founded24 July 2021;2 years ago (2021-07-24)
(as Eurowings Discover)
Commenced operations5 September 2023;7 months ago (2023-09-05)
(as Discover Airlines)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer program Miles & More
Fleet size 24 [4]
Destinations 62 [5]
Parent company Lufthansa Group
Headquarters Frankfurt, Germany [6]
Website www.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]

Contents

History

Eurowings Discover

Discover Airlines Airbus A330-200 in former Eurowings Discover livery. Eurowings Discover A330 landing in Frankfurt.jpg
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] [16]

Corporate affairs

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

Destinations

CountryCityAirportNotesRef.
Barbados Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport Seasonal [17]
Bulgaria Burgas Burgas Airport Begins 31 March 2024 [18]
Varna Varna Airport Seasonal [19] [20]
Canada Calgary Calgary International Airport [21] [22] [23]
Halifax Halifax Stanfield International Airport Seasonal [21] [22]
Montreal Montréal–Trudeau International Airport Terminated [24]
Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminated [25]
Vancouver Vancouver International Airport Terminated [25]
Croatia Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Airport Seasonal [20]
Split Split Airport Begins 31 March 2024 [26]
Zadar Zadar Airport Begins 28 April 2024 [26]
Cuba Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport Terminated [27]
Dominican Republic La Romana La Romana International Airport Seasonal [17]
Puerto Plata Gregorio Luperón International Airport Terminated [28]
Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport [29]
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada International Airport Seasonal [19]
Marsa Alam Marsa Alam International Airport Seasonal [19]
Finland Kittilä Kittilä Airport Begins 20 December 2024 [30]
France Montpellier Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport Seasonal [31]
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Hub [29]
Munich Munich Airport Hub [19]
Greece Chania Chania International Airport Seasonal [19]
Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal [19]
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal [19]
Kalamata Kalamata International Airport Begins 18 May 2024 [32]
Kavala Kavala International Airport Terminated [19]
Kefalonia Kefalonia International Airport Begins 17 May 2024 [33]
Kos Kos International Airport Seasonal [19]
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal [20]
Preveza Aktion National Airport Seasonal [20]
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal [19]
Samos Samos International Airport Seasonal [19]
Santorini Santorini (Thira) International Airport Seasonal [20]
Skiathos Skiathos International Airport Seasonal [20]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal [19]
Italy Bari Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport [20]
Lamezia Terme Lamezia Terme International Airport Terminated [19]
Jamaica Montego Bay Sangster International Airport Seasonal [17]
Kenya Mombasa Moi International Airport [21]
Mauritius Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport [29]
Maldives Malé Velana International Airport Seasonal [21]
Martinique Fort-de-France Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport Seasonal [17]
Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport [21]
Morocco Agadir Agadir–Al Massira Airport Terminated [28]
Marrakesh Marrakesh Menara Airport [19]
Namibia Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport [21]
Norway Alta Alta Airport Begins 19 December 2024 [30]
Harstad / Narvik Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes Begins 16 May 2024 [34]
Portugal Funchal Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport [19]
Porto Santo Porto Santo Airport Terminated [19]
Panama Panama City Tocumen International Airport Terminated [35] [36]
South Africa Mbombela Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport Terminated [37]
Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport Seasonal [38]
Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport [19]
Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Airport [19]
Ibiza Ibiza Airport Seasonal [20]
Jerez de la Frontera Jerez Airport Seasonal [19]
La Palma La Palma Airport Seasonal [39]
Lanzarote Lanzarote Airport [19]
Menorca Menorca Airport Seasonal [32]
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport [19]
Tenerife Tenerife South Airport [19]
Tanzania Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro International Airport [21]
Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport [29]
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal [19]
Bodrum Milas–Bodrum Airport Seasonal [19]
Tunisia Djerba Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Seasonal [19]
Monastir Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport Seasonal [32]
United States Anchorage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Seasonal [21]
Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Terminated [40] [25]
Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport [21]
Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport [21]
Newburgh New York Stewart International Airport Seasonal [41]
Orlando Orlando International Airport [25]
Philadelphia Philadelphia International Airport [40] [25]
Salt Lake City Salt Lake City International Airport Terminated [21] [42]
Tampa Tampa International Airport [27]
Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Victoria Falls Airport [21]

Fleet

As of February 2024, Discover Airlines operates the following aircraft: [4]

AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
CWY+YTotal
Airbus A320-200 1142012138170Transferred from Lufthansa. [4]
Airbus A330-200 3241744187270Inherited from SunExpress Deutschland. [4]
Airbus A330-300 8302844181283Transferred from Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines. [4]
2273124220302Transferred from Edelweiss Air. [4]
Total244

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