Germanwings
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| Founded | 1997 (as an in-house subsidiary of Eurowings) 2002 (separate company) |
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| Operating bases | Cologne Bonn Airport Berlin Schönefeld Airport Dortmund Airport Hanover Airport Stuttgart Airport |
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| Frequent-flyer program | Boomerang Club/Miles&More | |||
| Fleet size | 31 (February, 2012) [1] | |||
| Destinations | 86 | |||
| Parent company | Lufthansa | |||
| Headquarters | Cologne, Germany | |||
| Key people | Thomas Winkelmann (CEO) Dr. Axel Schmidt |
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| Website | www.germanwings.com | |||
Germanwings GmbH is a low-cost airline based in Cologne, Germany, and is wholly owned by Lufthansa.[2] Cologne Bonn Airport, Stuttgart Airport and (to a lesser extent) Berlin-Schönefeld Airport are the important hubs in the airline's network of approximately 85 destinations. Further Germanwings bases are at Hannover-Langenhagen Airport and Dortmund Airport.[3]
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[edit] History
In 1997, Eurowings set up a low-cost department, which became a separate company under the name Germanwings on 27 October 2002. On 7 December 2005, the airline signed an agreement to purchase 18 Airbus A319 aircraft (with a further 12 options), with deliveries scheduled from July 2006 until 2008.[4] During winter 2004–2005 Germanwings leased two Boeing 717 from Aerolíneas de Baleares to test this type, but no order was made after. Initial plans to merge Germanwings, Eurowings and TUIfly into one airline apt to compete with Air Berlin/LTU on the German market (and also with EasyJet and Ryanair on international routes) were brought forth in 2008, but were never realized. Instead, Germanwings became a wholly owned Lufthansa subsidiary on 1 January 2009.[5]
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Fleet
As of January 2012, the Germanwings fleet consists of 31 Airbus A319-100 aircraft with an average age of 6.3 years.[6]
| Type | Total | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 31 | 7 | 144 | ex-US Airways |
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Another aircraft of the same type is still on order waiting for delivery. The airliners are equipped with either 144 or 150 passenger seat in an all-economy class layout.[7]
[edit] Special paint schemes
Some Germanwings aircraft were applied special liveries, in order to promote German cites (e.g. the Bearbus paint scheme inspired by the coat of arms of Berlin), or for advertisement (e.g. a pink livery for T-Mobile). [8]
[edit] Booking and inflight services
Even though operating as a no-frills airline, Germanwings allows for guaranteed connecting flights.[9] Germanwings operates the Sky Bistro (Bord Shop in German), a buy on board programme offering food and drinks for purchase.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Germanwings fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ "Imprint." Germanwings. Retrieved on April 29, 2010. "Head Office: Germanwings-Str. 2 51147 Cologne"
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 86. 2007-04-03.
- ^ Aero International, June 2006
- ^ Announcement of TUI AG
- ^ Germanwings fleet list at planespotters.net
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- ^ Germanwings advertisement brochure, Advertisement through aircraft painting, retrieved 2012-01-20
- ^ Germanwings: connecting flights
- ^ "Sky Bistro." Germanwings. Retrieved on 2 December 2008.
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