Menu

Germanwings

Advertisement

Check flight deals at eSky

Price per 1 adult person for round trip

Advertisement

Get to know more about Germanwings

Germanwings

Germanwings, headquartered in Cologne, was a German carrier founded in 1997 as a low-cost division of Eurowings. It became an independent company in 2002. In 2008, Lufthansa came up with the idea to merge Eurowings, Germanwings and TUIfly to establish a company that would be a direct competitor to Air Berlin, Ryanair and easyJet. The plans, however, did not materialize - instead, in 2009, Lufthansa acquired Germanwings from Eurowings. Since 2015, the low-cost carrier had been existing under the Eurowings brand. Germanwings operating bases were located at: Berlin Tegel Airport, Cologne Bonn Airport, Dortmund Airport, Hamburg Airport, Hannover Airport and Stuttgart Airport.

Where does Germanwings fly to?

Germanwings airline operated flights to the following European countries: United Kingdom, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. It also serves destinations in Tunisia and Turkey. The most popular cities include Amsterdam, Budapest, Vienna, Paris, Stockholm, Prague, Zurich and Geneva.

When does Germanwings have promotions?

Eurowings offered low-price deals to different destinations. Customers could choose from three options: SALE - cheap flights to get the best offers throughout Germany and Europe; Special Offers with flight specials to the most diverse destinations operated by the airline; and Blind Booking service for a mystery trip at a low, fixed price.

Germanwings luggage size and weight

According to the Germanwings baggage policy, hand baggage could not be heavier than 8kg and larger than 55 x 40 x 23 cm. Folding garment bags were considered hand baggage up to a size of 57 x 54 x 15 cm. Up to 10 liquids could be carried on board in 100 ml or 100 g containers. Registered baggage could weigh up to 23kg or 32kg and measure up to 157 centimeters.

What planes does Germanwings have in its fleet?

Germanwings operated a fleet, which consisted of 24 Airbus A319-100 and Airbus A320-200 jets. All aircraft featured economy class configuration.