- The Franconians can look forward to lots of flights to Majorca and
an attractive range of flights to Sardinia, Sicily and Crete - Southern Germany is a focus of Eurowings’ rapid growth
- The Tegel-Nuremberg route will be supplemented by a further flight on Sunday evening
On the way to truly nationwide coverage in Germany and Austria, Eurowings is now set to integrate Nuremberg Airport into its offering as one of its own bases. With one aircraft stationed there, Europe’s fastest growing airline will offer flights from Franconia to the leisure resorts of Majorca, Heraklion, Catania and Olbia from the end of March. This means that Nuremberg will become Eurowings’ twelfth base.
A further flight on Sunday evening will also increase the frequency on the existing Berlin/Tegel-Nuremberg route.
The flights are already available for booking via the Eurowings app or via the website at www.eurowings.com with prices starting from EUR 49.99.
The new Nuremberg routes will be operated with a Boeing 737-800 which Eurowings has leased from TUI fly. The aircraft will depart for Majorca eight times a week, it will fly to both Catania and Olbia airports on the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia twice a week and to Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete every Monday and Friday.
The opening of a base in Nuremberg is yet another milestone for Eurowings in a phase of rapid growth. Oliver Wagner, CCO of Eurowings, “With more than 30 million passengers carried last year, Eurowings has clearly become one of the top three in Europe’s low-cost airlines. We are consolidating this status with further growth this year from Germany and Austria. After introducing many new routes from Munich, the addition of Nuremberg now completes our offering in the south of Germany. From a business point of view, we are expecting a very successful launch in Nuremberg, mainly due to the flights to Majorca and three other attractive holiday islands.”
By basing an aircraft there, the airline is also contributing to the retention of jobs in the key aviation industry in Nuremberg. Around 30 flying staff will then work directly for Eurowings, many more will be employed at Nuremberg Airport in connection with the new flight offering.
“Eurowings’ new route offering is a welcome addition for both business and private travellers throughout the Nuremberg metropolitan area and complements the existing domestic German offering perfectly. Eurowings is the fourth airline to base an aircraft at Nuremberg Airport. This shows us that Northern Bavaria is an attractive market for airlines and the airport has very efficient processes,” says Dr Michael Hupe, the airport’s Managing Director.
Eurowings is also continuing to expand its good reputation as a holiday airline. In addition to major European cities, more and more attractive holiday destinations are being added to the flight schedule. Eurowings now offers flights to Majorca, which is the focus of the launch in Nuremberg, from more than 20 airports in Germany and Austria. This makes the airline, part of the Lufthansa Group, one of the three most important airlines on the sunshine island in the Mediterranean. And soon Eurowings will also be heavily involved in the long-haul in Southern Germany: in summer, flights will be offered from Munich to ten overseas destinations in Central America, North America, South Africa and Asia. The new routes from Nuremberg supplement the Eurowings offering in Bavaria which now includes a wide choice of attractive flight destinations in Germany, Europe and worldwide.
Cologne/Bonn, Nuremberg, 23 January 2018
