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Leisure airline of Germany 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 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
Destinations62
Parent companyLufthansa Group
HeadquartersFrankfurt, Hesse, Germany
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. 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 and Munich Airport.

History

Eurowings Discover

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.

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.

In September 2021, Lufthansa announced it would move responsibility for several mid-haul leisure routes to Eurowings Discover. It based three Airbus A320-200s in Frankfurt serving five destinations on the Canary Islands in late 2021.

In summer 2022, Eurowings Discover established its second operational base at Munich Airport, focused on short-haul operations around the Mediterranean.

In September 2022, Lufthansa moved some of its own routes to Canada to Eurowings Discover for the upcoming winter season. 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. 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.

Discover Airlines

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

Corporate affairs

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

Destinations

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

Codeshare agreements

Discover Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

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.
Airbus A330-200 3 24 17 44 187 270 Inherited from SunExpress Deutschland after its collapse.
To be phased out in 2026.
Airbus A330-300 8 30 28 44 181 283 Transferred from Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines.
2 27 31 24 220 302 Transferred from Edelweiss Air.
Total 27

References

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  35. "Discover Airlines NS25 Europe Network Additions Summary – 18AUG24".
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  39. "EUROWINGS DISCOVER DISCONTINUES PANAMA CITY SERVICE IN MAY 2023". aeroroutes. 11 May 2023.
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  46. "Discover Airlines cancels Frankfurt-Salt Lake City in NS24". AeroRoutes. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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  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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