Discover Airlines (4Y, Frankfurt International) will introduce its first A350-900 in June 2027, the company confirmed in a statement. The aircraft will initially be deployed on high-frequency short-haul routes for training purposes, before moving on to transatlantic routes, most likely connecting Frankfurt to Edmonton International or Orlando International.

With the planned addition of a second A350 to the fleet in December 2027, further destinations will be added, the company said. Starting December 14, 2027, Discover Airlines will take over the route from Frankfurt to San José Juan Santamaría, currently operated by Lufthansa.

Two of the six weekly flights to San José will be operated as triangular routes with onward travel from the Costa Rican capital to Belize City International, a new addition to the leisure airline’s flight schedule. It will also be Belize's first-ever transatlantic route, ch-aviation previously reported.

The third and fourth A350s are scheduled to join Discover Airlines’ fleet in the summer of 2028, after which nine deliveries of the aircraft will remain.

Discover Airlines operates a fleet of 33 aircraft, comprising eighteen A320-200s and fifteen A330-300s. It recently retired its last three A330-200s in a bid to reduce operational complexity.

By mid-2028, the carrier's long-haul fleet is expected to grow to a total of 20 aircraft, including the four A350s currently operating for Lufthansa out of Munich.