Eurowings Discover receives AOC

On 16 June, Lufthansa Group's newest brand, Eurowings Discover, received its AOC, clearing the way for the airline to launch operations on 24 July. The first destination will be Mombasa and Zanzibar, which will be expanded with Las Vegas, Mauritius, Punta Cana and Windhoek during this summer season.

Eurowings Discover will be initially operating out of Frankfurt but is also planning to fly out of Munich and other German airports later on. It will replace the leisure medium- and longhaul flights that were previously conducted by Lufthansa (CityLine) and Eurowings (operated by SunExpress Germany and Brussels Airlines).

The airline will launch with seven A330-200s (all former SunExpress Germany) and two A330-300s (two former Edelweiss Air) but could grow further with two additional later this year. By summer next year Eurowings Discover aims to have 21 aircraft into operation; ten A320s and eleven A330s. The additional aircraft will also be sourced from other airlines in the Lufthansa Group.

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