“New Germanwings” On Faster Approach Path
The “new Germanwings” is evolving faster than planned as its new “Best” and “Smart” fares for flights from early July are available for booking at travel agencies as of today, 12 April 2013.
On 1 July 2013, the “new Germanwings” will launch its new brand and product concept.
Flights with the “new Germanwings” will be on offer with diverse service packages at the three Economy-Class fares from 33 euros (Basic), 53 euros (Smart) and 199 euros (Best).
Firm transition dates
In order to provide passengers with advance information and planning security for their air travel needs, all the dates for the takeover of Lufthansa routes by Germanwings have already been penned firmly into the timeplan.
Following last year’s transfer from Lufthansa to Germanwings of connections out of Stuttgart, the first routes to and from Hamburg were handed over at the end of March. From the Hanseatic City, Germanwings is now serving the previous Lufthansa destinations of Vienna, Palma de Mallorca, Stuttgart and Nuremberg. It will be taking over connections to Cologne on 29 June 2013 and all other Lufthansa destinations by the end of January 2014, except for flights to Lufthansa’s Frankfurt and Munich hubs.
The transfer to Germanwings of Lufthansa routes out of Berlin commences on 27 October 2013: By 30 March 2014, all destinations ex Berlin (apart from FRA and MUC) will be handed over to the Lufthansa subsidiary. Subsequently, from the end of March 2014 to year-end, the “new Germanwings” will be successively operating flights in the Dusseldorf timetable, except for those on long-haul routes which will still be flown by Lufthansa.
New codeshare agreement between SWISS and Germanwings
Moves to intensify cooperation between Germanwings and airlines in the Lufthansa Group are also in full swing. A codeshare accord was concluded with Austrian Airlines last year, another is to follow with Swiss International Air Lines. The four daily flights operated by Germanwings, with the SWISS LX code alongside the 4U flight number in future, will greatly improve the quality of flight connections from Cologne through Zurich for passengers of the Lufthansa Group.