EW Discover to add narrowbodies, eyes early 3Q21 launch

Condor battles against EW Leisure transatlantic codeshares

Condor (DE, Frankfurt Int'l) is continuing its battle in the United States against an application by Lufthansa Group leisure subsidiary EW Discover (4Y, Frankfurt Int'l) for authority to codeshare with Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Swiss on transatlantic routes.

The US Department of Transportation (DOT), in a regulatory filing on August 13, discloses that Condor has submitted a motion for leave to file an “unauthorised pleading and accompanying sur-reply” on the EW Discovery codeshare application.

According to Condor, the proposed codeshare is an "integral component of an anticompetitive scheme by Lufthansa to drive Condor from transatlantic routes". It has requested that the DOT investigate Lufthansa’s alleged anticompetitive practices targeting Condor.

It has also asked that the granting of the EW Discovery codeshare be dependent on Lufthansa continuing to commit to exchange traffic with Condor consistent with its existing Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) with the leisure charter specialist.

Lufthansa recently agreed to extend the SPA with Condor until May 10, 2022, after the European Commission and...

Editorial Comment: Added response from EW Discover. - 17.08.2021 - 07:24 UTC

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EW Discover (4Y, Frankfurt Int'l) will begin commercial flight operations on July 24 with Frankfurt Int'l to Zanzibar via Mombasa its inaugural route.

Parent Lufthansa Group said in a statement that its newest airline has successfully secured its operating licence and air operator's certificate from the German air transport regulator (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt), paving the way for its debut.

"The timing could not be better. People can finally travel again, and we are all set to fly them to the world's most beautiful destinations," Wolfgang Raebiger, CEO of Eurowings Discover, said. "We have built an airline in just one year – an ambitious goal that we have achieved with the great support from the entire Lufthansa Group, a motivated team and in close cooperation with the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to everyone.”

Aside from its 2x weekly East African service, EW Discover will offer 3x weekly flights to Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, in August, at which time a 5x weekly flight to Windhoek Int'l,...