Eurowings Europe

Eurowings Europe are two low-cost airlines registered in Austria and Malta.[4] They are subsidiaries of Lufthansa[5] and sister companies of the German Eurowings.

This article is about the Austrian low-cost airline and the Maltese low-cost airline. For its larger German counterpart, see Eurowings.
Eurowings Europe (Austria)
Eurowings Europe (Malta)
IATA ICAO Callsign
E2
E6[1]		 EWE
EWL[1]		 EUROPWINGS
BLACK PEARL
Founded2016 (2016)
Commenced operationsAustria: 23 June 2016 (2016-06-23)
Malta: 3 November 2022 (2022-11-03)
Ceased operationsAustria: 3 November 2022 (2022-11-03)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer program
Fleet size20[2][3]
Parent company
HeadquartersAustria: Vienna
Malta: St. Julian's
Websitewww.eurowings.com

History

In January 2016, ch-aviation reported that Eurowings Europe expected to start operations in the middle of the year, operating routes throughout the continent from an initial base at Vienna.[6] About a week after obtaining its air operator's certificate from the Austrian civil aviation authorities, Eurowings Europe departed Vienna for Alicante on 23 June 2016, its maiden flight.[7] It has adopted the corporate identity of its German sister airline, Eurowings.

In September 2019, Lufthansa Group announced, that Austrian Airlines will lease four Vienna-based Airbus A320-200 from Eurowings Europe starting January 2020. The airline will also take over some of Austrian Airlines' flights from Salzburg Airport and Innsbruck Airport.[8] The Austrian Airlines wetlease contract for four aircraft in Vienna was withdrawn in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In October 2019, Eurowings Europe took over the base in Pristina from its sister airline Germanwings.[9]

In June 2021 it was announced that Eurowings Europe would expand its European network with the opening of a new base in Prague Airport starting October 2021 with two aircraft based for the winter season and three for the summer. Destinations would include European cities in the likes of Barcelona and Milan and holiday destinations such as the Balearics, Canaries and Tel Aviv.[10]

In July 2022 it was announced that Eurowings Europe Gmbh would leave its Austrian registration and it would register in Malta and be renamed as Eurowings Europe Ltd. [11]

Destinations

Eurowings Europe operates regional flights throughout Europe.[6] As of 2022, it maintains six bases in Vienna, Salzburg,[5] Palma de Mallorca,[12] Prague,[10] Stockholm Arlanda and Pristina.[9] As of 2022 base Vienna is only a crew base and no aircraft are stationd there. In December 2022, Graz was announced as a summer base in which Eurowings will station one aircraft. [13]

Fleet
Eurowings Europe Airbus A320-200

As of April 2023, Eurowings Europe operates the following aircraft:[3][2]

Eurowings Europe (Malta) fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 06 — 150 operated for Eurowings
Airbus A320-200 14 — 180 operated for Eurowings
Total 20 —

As of April 2023, there are no longer any aircraft registered on Eurowings Europe (Austria).

References
  1. "Eurowings Europe". ch-aviation. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. planespotters.net - Eurowings Europe (Malta) retrieved 1 April 2023
  3. planespotters.net - Eurowings Europe (Austria) retrieved 1 April 2023
  4. Baker, Brooks (2022-10-13). "Eurowings Europe Moves Registration to Malta". airwaysmag.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  5. Hofmann, Kurt (12 January 2017). "Eurowings Europe opens Salzburg base". Air Transport World. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. "Lufthansa's Eurowings Europe eyes Summer 2016 launch". ch-aviation. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  7. "Eurowings Europe commences operations". ch-aviation. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  8. "Austrian Wings - Austrian lease A320". www.austrianwings.info. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  9. "Eurowings eröffnet Basis und stationiert A319 in Pristina". airliners.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  10. "Eurowings to launch Prague base". simpleflying.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  11. "Eurowings to re-register in Malta". aviation.direct. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  12. "Eurowings Europe outlines Palma de Mallorca base routes". ch-aviation. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  13. "Eurowings Europe opens Graz base routes". ch-aviation. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

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