Discover Airlines

EW Discover GmbH, doing business as Discover Airlines, is a German airline headquartered in Frankfurt.[6] 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]

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 Callsign
4Y OCN[1] OCEAN
Commenced operations24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) as "Eurowings Discover"
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programMiles & More
Fleet size22[4]
Destinations58
Parent companyLufthansa
HeadquartersFrankfurt, Germany[5]
Websitediscover.aero

In September 2023, the airline announced its new corporate identity, replacing the Eurowings Discover brand.[7]

History

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 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, Discover Airlines 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 Discover Airlines for the upcoming winter season.[13] In late 2022, Discover Airlines 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]

Corporate affairs

It is headquartered in the Frankfurt Airport Center (FAC) in Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt.[6]

Destinations
Country City Airport Notes Ref.
BarbadosBridgetownGrantley Adams International AirportSeasonal[15]
BulgariaBurgasBurgas AirportBegins 31 March 2024[16]
VarnaVarna AirportSeasonal[17][18]
CanadaCalgaryCalgary International Airport[19][20][21]
HalifaxHalifax Stanfield International AirportSeasonal[19][20]
MontrealMontréal–Trudeau International AirportTerminated[22]
TorontoToronto Pearson International AirportTerminated[23]
VancouverVancouver International AirportTerminated[23]
CroatiaDubrovnikDubrovnik AirportSeasonal[18]
SplitSplit AirportBegins 31 March 2024[24]
ZadarZadar AirportBegins 28 April 2024[24]
CubaVaraderoJuan Gualberto Gómez AirportTerminated[25]
Dominican RepublicLa RomanaLa Romana International AirportSeasonal[15]
Puerto PlataGregorio Luperón International AirportTerminated[26]
Punta CanaPunta Cana International Airport[27]
EgyptHurghadaHurghada International AirportSeasonal[17]
Marsa AlamMarsa Alam International AirportSeasonal[17]
FranceMontpellierMontpellier–Méditerranée AirportSeasonal[28]
GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt AirportHub[27]
MunichMunich AirportHub[17]
GreeceChaniaChania International AirportSeasonal[17]
CorfuCorfu International AirportSeasonal[17]
HeraklionHeraklion International AirportSeasonal[17]
KalamataKalamata International AirportBegins 18 May 2024[29]
KavalaKavala International AirportSeasonal[17]
KefaloniaKefalonia International AirportBegins 3 May 2024[29]
KosKos International AirportSeasonal[17]
MykonosMykonos AirportSeasonal[18]
PrevezaAktion National AirportSeasonal[18]
RhodesRhodes International AirportSeasonal[17]
SamosSamos International AirportSeasonal[17]
SantoriniSantorini (Thira) International AirportSeasonal[18]
SkiathosSkiathos International Airport[18]
ZakynthosZakynthos International AirportSeasonal[17]
ItalyBariBari Karol Wojtyła AirportSeasonal[18]
Lamezia TermeLamezia Terme International AirportTerminated[17]
JamaicaMontego BaySangster International AirportSeasonal[15]
KenyaMombasaMoi International Airport[19]
MauritiusPort LouisSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport[27]
MaldivesMaléVelana International AirportSeasonal[19]
MartiniqueFort-de-FranceMartinique Aimé Césaire International AirportSeasonal[15]
MexicoCancúnCancún International AirportSeasonal[19]
MoroccoAgadirAgadir–Al Massira AirportTerminated[26]
MarrakeshMarrakesh Menara Airport[17]
NamibiaWindhoekHosea Kutako International Airport[19]
NorwayHarstad / NarvikHarstad/Narvik Airport, EvenesBegins 16 May 2024[30]
PortugalFunchalCristiano Ronaldo International Airport[17]
Porto SantoPorto Santo AirportSeasonal[17]
PanamaPanama CityTocumen International AirportTerminated[31][32]
South AfricaMbombelaKruger Mpumalanga International AirportTerminated[33]
SpainBarcelonaJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat AirportSeasonal[34]
FuerteventuraFuerteventura Airport[17]
Gran CanariaGran Canaria Airport[17]
IbizaIbiza Airport[18]
Jerez de la FronteraJerez Airport[17]
La PalmaLa Palma AirportBegins 4 November 2023[35]
LanzaroteLanzarote Airport[17]
MenorcaMenorca AirportBegins 6 April 2024[29]
Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca Airport[17]
TenerifeTenerife South Airport[17]
TanzaniaKilimanjaroKilimanjaro International Airport[19]
ZanzibarAbeid Amani Karume International Airport[27]
TurkeyAntalyaAntalya Airport[17]
BodrumMilas–Bodrum Airport[17]
TunisiaDjerbaDjerba–Zarzis International Airport[17]
MonastirMonastir Habib Bourguiba International AirportBegins 3 May 2024[29]
United StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport[19]
AtlantaHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport[36][23]
Fort MyersSouthwest Florida International Airport[19]
Las VegasHarry Reid International Airport[19]
NewburghNew York Stewart International AirportSeasonal[37]
OrlandoOrlando International Airport[23]
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia International Airport[36][23]
Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City International Airport[19]
TampaTampa International Airport[25]
ZimbabweVictoria FallsVictoria Falls AirportSeasonal[19]

Fleet
Discover Airlines Airbus A330-200 in former Eurowings Discover livery

As of April 2023, Discover Airlines operates the following aircraft:[4]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C W Y Total
Airbus A320-200 10 5 var — var 180 Transferred from Lufthansa.[4]
Airbus A330-200 3 — 22 17 231 270 Inherited from SunExpress Deutschland.[4]
Airbus A330-300 7 1 30 28 225 283 Transferred from Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines.[4]
2 27 31 244 302 Transferred from Edelweiss Air.[4]
Total 22 6

References
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  2. ch-aviation.com - Germany's EW Discover to focus on long-haul at Frankfurt 14 December 2022
  3. airliners.de - "Eurowings Discover opens Munich base" 2 June 2022
  4. "planespotters.net". 23 April 2023.
  5. "Discover". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. "Imprint". Eurowings Discover. Retrieved 10 June 2023. EW Discover GmbH Hugo-Eckener-Ring 1 FAC, Building 234, D7.01 60549 Frankfurt
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  13. aeroroutes.com 29 September 2022
  14. aerotelegraph.com (German) 8 December 2022
  15. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220808-4ynw22fdf
  16. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230704-4yns24boj
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  18. "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS23 SHORT-HAUL NETWORK ADDITIONS – 11DEC22".
  19. "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS22 LONG-HAUL ADDITIONS".
  20. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220816-4yns23ca
  21. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230831-4ynw23yyc
  22. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220530-4yjun22yul
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  24. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230630-4yns24hr
  25. "Lufthansa Extended Flight Search". Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  26. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220929-4ynw22inc
  27. Hofmann, Kurt (16 July 2021). "Eurowings Discover CEO sets out plans for Munich base". Routesonline. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  28. https://newsroom.eurowings-discover.com/pressreleases/eurowings-discover-nimmt-zwei-weitere-kurzstrecken-in-sommerflugplan-auf-3224953
  29. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230704-4yns24muc
  30. "Eurowings Discover fliegt 2024 nach Narvik in Nordnorwegen". 15 June 2023.
  31. "Nueva aerolínea europea de ocio iniciará vuelos directos entre Alemania y Panamá".
  32. "EUROWINGS DISCOVER DISCONTINUES PANAMA CITY SERVICE IN MAY 2023". aeroroutes. 11 May 2023.
  33. aviation.direct - "Eurowings Discover ends flights to Kruger National Park" (German) 17 March 2023
  34. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230321-4ybcn
  35. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230629-4ynw23spc
  36. 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.
  37. - "Eurowings Discover To Conduct 4 Charter Flights To New York Stewart" 12 June 2023

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