Eurowings Europe

This article is about the Austrian low-cost airline and the Maltese low-cost airline. For its larger German counterpart, see Eurowings.
Eurowings Europe Ltd.
IATA ICAO Call sign
E6[1] EWL[1] BLACK PEARL
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Commenced operations23 June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-23)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programMiles & More
Fleet size24
Parent companyEurowings
Lufthansa Group
HeadquartersSt. Julian's, Malta
Websiteeurowings.com

Eurowings Europe is a low-cost airline registered in Malta.[2] Eurowings Europe operates and maintains aircraft used on flights that are scheduled, marketed and sold by its sister airline, the Germany based Eurowings. Both airlines are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Lufthansa Group.[3]

History

About a week after obtaining its air operator's certificate from the Austrian civil aviation authorities, Eurowings Europe departed its initial base in Vienna[4] 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 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Salzburg Airport and Innsbruck Airport.[6] The Austrian Airlines wet lease contract for four aircraft in Vienna was withdrawn in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.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.

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.[8] The move to Malta was expected to lower taxes and cost of operations for the airline, along with reducing income taxes that employees would have to pay. The change took effect on 3 November 2022.

Destinations

Eurowings Europe operates regional flights throughout Europe.[4] As of 2022, it maintains six bases in Vienna, Salzburg,[3] Palma de Mallorca, Prague, Stockholm Arlanda and Pristina.[7] As of 2022 base Vienna is only a crew base and no aircraft are stationed there. In December 2022, Graz was announced as a summer base, but further extended to an all-year operation due to demand. [9]

Fleet

Eurowings Europe Airbus A320-200

As of May 2024, Eurowings Europe operates the following aircraft:[10]

Eurowings Europe fleet
Aircraft In Service Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 4 150 operated for Eurowings
Airbus A320-200 19 174 / 180
Airbus A320neo 1 180
Total 24

References

  1. ^ a b "Eurowings Europe". ch-aviation. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ Baker, Brooks (2022-10-13). "Eurowings Europe Moves Registration to Malta". airwaysmag.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  3. ^ a b Hofmann, Kurt (12 January 2017). "Eurowings Europe opens Salzburg base". Air Transport World. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Lufthansa's Eurowings Europe eyes Summer 2016 launch". ch-aviation. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Eurowings Europe commences operations". ch-aviation. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Austrian Wings - Austrian lease A320". www.austrianwings.info. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  7. ^ a b "Eurowings eröffnet Basis und stationiert A319 in Pristina". airliners.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  8. ^ "Eurowings to re-register in Malta". aviation.direct. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  9. ^ "Eurowings Europe opens Graz base routes". ch-aviation. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Eurowings Europe Malta Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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