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Discover Airlines

This article is about the German long-haul leisure airline formerly known as Eurowings Discover. For the German low-cost carrier, see Eurowings.

Discover Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
4Y OCN[1] OCEAN
Founded24 July 2021; 3 years ago (2021-07-24)
(as Eurowings Discover)
Commenced operations5 September 2023; 15 months ago (2023-09-05)
(as Discover Airlines)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programMiles & More
Fleet size27[4]
Destinations62[5]
Parent companyLufthansa Group
HeadquartersFrankfurt, Hesse, Germany[6]
Websitediscover-airlines.com

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

History

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Eurowings Discover

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Discover Airlines Airbus A320-200

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

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

Corporate affairs

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

Destinations

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Country City Airport Notes Ref.
Barbados Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport Seasonal [16]
Bulgaria Burgas Burgas Airport Seasonal [17]
Varna Varna Airport Seasonal [18][19]
Canada Calgary Calgary International Airport [20][21][22]
Halifax Halifax Stanfield International Airport Seasonal [20][21]
Montreal Montréal–Trudeau International Airport Terminated [23]
Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminated [24]
Vancouver Vancouver International Airport Terminated [24]
Croatia Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Airport Seasonal [19]
Split Split Airport Seasonal [25]
Zadar Zadar Airport Seasonal [25]
Cuba Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport Terminated [26]
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Begins 26 October 2025 [27]
Dominican Republic La Romana La Romana International Airport Seasonal [16]
Puerto Plata Gregorio Luperón International Airport Terminated [28]
Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport [29]
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada International Airport [18]
Marsa Alam Marsa Alam International Airport Seasonal [18]
Finland Kittilä Kittilä Airport Begins 20 December 2024 [30][31]
France Montpellier Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport Seasonal [32]
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Hub [29]
Munich Munich Airport Hub [18]
Greece Chania Chania International Airport Seasonal [18]
Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal [18]
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport [18]
Kalamata Kalamata International Airport Seasonal [33]
Kavala Kavala International Airport Terminated [18]
Kefalonia Kefalonia International Airport Seasonal [34]
Kos Kos International Airport Seasonal [18]
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal [19]
Preveza Aktion National Airport Terminated [19]
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal [18]
Samos Samos International Airport Seasonal [18]
Santorini Santorini International Airport Seasonal [19]
Skiathos Skiathos International Airport Seasonal [19]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal [18]
Iceland Reykjavík Keflavik International Airport Begins 3 April 2025 [35]
Italy Bari Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport [19]
Lamezia Terme Lamezia Terme International Airport Terminated [18]
Jamaica Montego Bay Sangster International Airport Seasonal [16]
Kenya Mombasa Moi International Airport [20]
Mauritius Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport [29]
Maldives Malé Velana International Airport Seasonal [20]
Martinique Fort-de-France Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport Seasonal [16]
Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport [20]
Tulum Tulum International Airport Begins 12 December 2024 [18]
Morocco Agadir Agadir–Al Massira Airport Terminated [28]
Marrakesh Marrakesh Menara Airport Seasonal [18]
Namibia Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport [20]
Norway Ålesund Ålesund Airport, Vigra Begins 3 May 2025 [36]
Alta Alta Airport Begins 19 December 2024 [30]
Bodø Bodø Airport Begins 2 June 2025 [36]
Harstad / Narvik Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes Seasonal [37]
Portugal Funchal Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport [18]
Porto Santo Porto Santo Airport Terminated [18]
Panama Panama City Tocumen International Airport Terminated [38][39]
Seychelles Victoria Seychelles International Airport Begins 26 October 2025 [40]
South Africa Mbombela Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport Terminated [41]
Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport Seasonal [42]
Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport [18]
Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Airport [18]
Ibiza Ibiza Airport Seasonal [19]
Jerez de la Frontera Jerez Airport Seasonal [18]
La Palma La Palma Airport Seasonal [43]
Lanzarote Lanzarote Airport [18]
Menorca Menorca Airport Seasonal [33]
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport [18]
Tenerife Tenerife South Airport [18]
Tanzania Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro International Airport [20]
Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport [29]
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal [18]
Bodrum Milas–Bodrum Airport Seasonal [18]
Tunisia Djerba Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Seasonal [18]
Monastir Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport Seasonal [33]
United States Anchorage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Seasonal [20]
Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Terminated [44][24]
Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport [20]
Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport [20]
Minneapolis Minneapolis-Saint Paul Begins 2 May 2025 [45]
Orlando Orlando International Airport [24]
Philadelphia Philadelphia International Airport [44][24]
Salt Lake City Salt Lake City International Airport Terminated [20][46]
Tampa Tampa International Airport [26]
Zimbabwe Victoria Falls Victoria Falls Airport [20]

Codeshare agreements

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Discover Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[47]

Fleet

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As of June 2024, Discover Airlines operates the following aircraft:

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C W Y+ Y Total
Airbus A320-200 14 — 20 — 12 138 170 Transferred from Lufthansa.[4]
Airbus A330-200 3 — 24 17 44 187 270 Inherited from SunExpress Deutschland after its collapse.[4]
To be phased out in 2026.[50]
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 27 —

References

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  3. ^ a b c airliners.de – "Eurowings Discover opens Munich base" 2 June 2022
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  5. ^ "Discover Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.com.
  6. ^ "Discover". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "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
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  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. ^ "Discover Airlines Unveils New Brand Identity". The Munich Eye. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d "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.
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  23. ^ "Eurowings Discover Assumes Lufthansa Munich – Montreal Route in June/July 2022". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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  25. ^ a b "Eurowings Discover Assumes Additional Lufthansa Croatia Service in NS24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  26. ^ a b "Lufthansa Extended Flight Search". Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Discover Airlines Assumes Lufthansa Frankfurt – Larnaca". Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Eurowings Discover NW22 Intercontinental Network Changes – 28SEP22". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  29. ^ a b c d Hofmann, Kurt (16 July 2021). "Eurowings Discover CEO sets out plans for Munich base". Routesonline. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  30. ^ a b "Discover Airlines adds Alta/Kittila service in NW24". AeroRoutes. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  31. ^ "Discover Airlines launches historic year-round route from Frankfurt to Kittilä". 12 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Eurowings Discover nimmt zwei weitere Kurzstrecken in Sommerflugplan auf". Mynewsdesk (in German). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  33. ^ a b c "Eurowings Discover NS24 Munich Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  34. ^ "Discover Airlines NS24 short-haul operation changes - 21Jan24". 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  35. ^ "Discover Airlines NS25 Europe Network Additions Summary – 18AUG24".
  36. ^ a b "Discover Airlines åpner nye ruter til Norge | Hangar.no". 12 August 2024.
  37. ^ "Eurowings Discover fliegt 2024 nach Narvik in Nordnorwegen". 15 June 2023.
  38. ^ "Nueva aerolínea europea de ocio iniciará vuelos directos entre Alemania y Panamá".
  39. ^ "EUROWINGS DISCOVER DISCONTINUES PANAMA CITY SERVICE IN MAY 2023". aeroroutes. 11 May 2023.
  40. ^ "Discover Airlines fliegt auf die Seychellen". discover-airlines.com (in German). 5 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  41. ^ "Eurowings Discover gibt Flüge zum Krüger-Nationalpark auf". Aviation.Direct (in German). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  42. ^ "Eurowings Discover Adds Barcelona Flights From May 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  43. ^ "Eurowings Discover Adds Frankfurt – Santa Cruz de la Palma in NW23". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  44. ^ a b 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.
  45. ^ "Summer 2025: Discover Airlines expands long-haul services and flies to Minneapolis". Mynewsdesk. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  46. ^ "Discover Airlines cancels Frankfurt-Salt Lake City in NS24". AeroRoutes. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  47. ^ "Profile of Discover Airlines". CAPA Aviation.
  48. ^ "Aegean Airlines adds Discover Airlines codeshare service in NS25". aeroroutes.com. 13 November 2024.
  49. ^ "General conditions of carriage - Discover Airlines".
  50. ^ "Germany's Discover Airlines to retire A330-200s in 2026". ch-aviation.com. 23 August 2024.
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