Eurowings Europe is a low-cost airline registered in Malta[2] that is a subsidiary of Lufthansa[3] and a sister company of the German Eurowings.
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Commenced operations | 23 June 2016; 6 years ago (2016-06-23) | ||||||
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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.[4] 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.[5] 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from Salzburg Airport and Innsbruck Airport.[6] The Austrian Airlines wetlease contract for four aircraft in Vienna was withdrawn in April 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.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.[7]
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.[8]
In July 2022 it was announced that Eurowings Europe Gmbh would leave its Austrian registration and it would register in Malta and be renamed as Eurowings Europe Ltd. [9]
Eurowings Europe operates regional flights throughout Europe.[4] As of 2022, it maintains five bases in Vienna, Salzburg,[3] Palma de Mallorca,[10] Prague,[8] and Pristina.[7]
As of August 2022[update], Eurowings Europe operates the following aircraft:[11]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A319-100 | 6 | — | 150 | operated for Eurowings |
Airbus A320-200 | 14 | — | 180 | operated for Eurowings |
Total | 20 | — |
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Employees: 138,353 (2019) Stock ticker: LHA Website: www.lufthansagroup.com |