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Discover Airlines
Airbus A320
IATA ICAO Call sign
4Y OCN[1] OCEAN
FoundedJuly 2021 (2021-07)
as Eurowings Discover
Commenced operations
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
as Eurowings Discover
Operating bases
Miles & More
Fleet size30
Destinations62[4]
Parent companyLufthansa
HeadquartersFrankfurt, Hesse, Germany[5]
Websitediscover-airlines.com

Discover Airlines, legally incorporated as EW Discover GmbH and formerly branded Eurowings Discover, is a German leisure airline headquartered in Frankfurt, Hesse.[6] It is owned by Lufthansa and serves leisure destinations around the Mediterranean, North America, Black Sea, Africa and the Caribbean from its airport bases at Frankfurt Airport[2] and Munich Airport.[3]

History

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2021: Eurowings Discover

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Eurowings Discover A330 landing at Frankfurt Airport

Discover Airlines started operations on 24 July 2021 as Eurowings Discover, flying from Frankfurt to Mombasa and Zanzibar with a single Airbus A330, having obtained its air operator's certificate.[7] It adopted its brand name and original corporate identity from sister company Eurowings. It is considered to be the main competitor of German leisure carrier Condor (itself once owned by Lufthansa) which serves several of the routes Discover Airlines will also take up.[8]

The carrier has already expanded its network to Punta Cana, Windhoek and Victoria Falls. Later in 2021 Eurowings Discover added flights to Las Vegas, Mauritius, Bridgetown, Montego Bay, Varadero, Canary Islands, Egypt, and Morocco. The fleet is supposed to grow to 10 A320s and 11 A330s by mid-2022.[9][10]

In September 2021, Lufthansa announced it would move responsibility for several mid-haul leisure routes to Eurowings Discover.[11] It based three Airbus A320-200s in Frankfurt serving five destinations on the Canary Islands in late 2021.[12]

2022: Eurowings Discover

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In summer 2022, Eurowings Discover established its second operational base at Munich Airport, focused on short-haul operations around the Mediterranean.[3]

In September 2022, Lufthansa moved some of its own routes to Canada to Eurowings Discover for the upcoming winter season.[13] In late 2022, Eurowings Discover announced it would focus its long-haul operations at Frankfurt Airport, terminating their North American and Caribbean services from Munich Airport.[2] Prior to this, the flights were already suspended as the airline took over North American routes at Frankfurt Airport from parent Lufthansa due to staff shortages.[14]

Discover Airlines A330 landing at Munich Airport

2023: Transition to Discover Airlines

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In September 2023, the airline announced its new identity as Discover Airlines.[15]

Corporate affairs

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Discover Airlines is headquartered in the Frankfurt Airport Center (FAC) in Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt.[6]

Destinations

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Country City Airport Notes Ref.
BarbadosBridgetownGrantley Adams International AirportSeasonal[16]
BulgariaBurgasBurgas AirportSeasonal[17]
VarnaVarna AirportSeasonal[18][19]
CanadaCalgaryCalgary International Airport[20][21][22]
HalifaxHalifax Stanfield International AirportSeasonal[20][21]
MontrealMontréal–Trudeau International AirportTerminated[23]
TorontoToronto Pearson International AirportTerminated[24]
VancouverVancouver International AirportTerminated[24]
CroatiaDubrovnikDubrovnik AirportSeasonal[19]
PulaPula AirportSeasonal[25]
SplitSplit AirportSeasonal[26]
ZadarZadar AirportSeasonal[26]
CubaVaraderoJuan Gualberto Gómez AirportTerminated[27]
CyprusLarnacaLarnaca International Airport[28]
Dominican RepublicLa RomanaLa Romana International AirportSeasonal[16]
Puerto PlataGregorio Luperón International AirportTerminated[29]
Punta CanaPunta Cana International Airport[30]
EgyptHurghadaHurghada International Airport[18]
Marsa AlamMarsa Alam International AirportSeasonal[18]
FinlandKittiläKittilä AirportSeasonal[31][32]
FranceMontpellierMontpellier–Méditerranée AirportSeasonal[33]
GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt AirportHub[30]
MunichMunich AirportHub[18]
GreeceChaniaChania International AirportSeasonal[18]
CorfuCorfu International AirportSeasonal[18]
HeraklionHeraklion International Airport[18]
KalamataKalamata International AirportSeasonal[34]
KavalaKavala International AirportTerminated[18]
KefaloniaKefalonia International AirportSeasonal[35]
KosKos International AirportSeasonal[18]
MykonosMykonos AirportSeasonal[19]
PrevezaAktion National AirportTerminated[19]
RhodesRhodes International AirportSeasonal[18]
SamosSamos International AirportSeasonal[18]
SantoriniSantorini International AirportSeasonal[19]
SkiathosSkiathos International AirportSeasonal[19]
ZakynthosZakynthos International AirportSeasonal[18]
IcelandReykjavíkKeflavik International Airport[36]
ItalyBariBari Karol Wojtyła Airport[19]
Lamezia TermeLamezia Terme International AirportTerminated[18]
NaplesNaples International AirportSeasonal[16]
RomeRome Fiumicino AirportSeasonal[16]
JamaicaMontego BaySangster International AirportSeasonal[16]
KenyaMombasaMoi International Airport[20]
MauritiusPort LouisSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport[30]
MaldivesMaléVelana International AirportSeasonal[20]
MexicoCancúnCancún International Airport[20]
TulumTulum International AirportSeasonal[18]
MoroccoAgadirAgadir–Al Massira AirportTerminated[29]
MarrakeshMarrakesh Menara AirportSeasonal[18]
NamibiaWindhoekHosea Kutako International Airport[20]
NorwayÅlesundÅlesund Airport, Vigra[37]
AltaAlta Airport[31]
BodøBodø Airport[37]
Harstad / NarvikHarstad/Narvik Airport, EvenesSeasonal[38]
PortugalFunchalCristiano Ronaldo International Airport[18]
PortoPorto AirportSeasonal[16]
Porto SantoPorto Santo AirportTerminated[18]
PanamaPanama CityTocumen International AirportTerminated[39][40]
SeychellesVictoriaSeychelles International Airport[41]
South AfricaMbombelaKruger Mpumalanga International AirportTerminated[42]
SpainBarcelonaJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat AirportSeasonal[43]
FuerteventuraFuerteventura Airport[18]
Gran CanariaGran Canaria Airport[18]
IbizaIbiza AirportSeasonal[19]
Jerez de la FronteraJerez AirportSeasonal[18]
La PalmaLa Palma AirportSeasonal[44]
LanzaroteLanzarote Airport[18]
MenorcaMenorca AirportSeasonal[34]
Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca Airport[18]
TenerifeTenerife South Airport[18]
TanzaniaKilimanjaroKilimanjaro International Airport[20]
ZanzibarAbeid Amani Karume International Airport[30]
TurkeyAntalyaAntalya AirportSeasonal[18]
BodrumMilas–Bodrum AirportSeasonal[18]
TunisiaDjerbaDjerba–Zarzis International AirportSeasonal[18]
MonastirMonastir Habib Bourguiba International AirportSeasonal[34]
United StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportSeasonal[20]
AtlantaHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International AirportTerminated[45][24]
Fort MyersSouthwest Florida International Airport[20]
Las VegasHarry Reid International Airport[20]
Minneapolis/St PaulMinneapolis–Saint Paul International AirportSeasonal[46][47]
OrlandoOrlando International Airport[24]
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia International Airport[45][24]
Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City International AirportTerminated[20][48]
TampaTampa International Airport[27]
ZimbabweVictoria FallsVictoria Falls Airport[20]

Codeshare agreements

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Discover Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[49]

Fleet

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As of September 2025, Discover Airlines operates the following aircraft:[55][56]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C W Y+ Y Total
Airbus A320-200 16 — 20 — 12 138 170 [57]
Airbus A330-200 2 — 24 17 44 187 270 Inherited from SunExpress Deutschland after its collapse.
To be retired in 2026.[58]
Airbus A330-300 12 10 4 30 28 44 181 283 Being transferred from Lufthansa.[57]
To be retrofitted.[59]
2 27 31 24 220 302
Airbus A350-900 — 4 30 26 — 262 318 To be transferred from Lufthansa.[57]
Total 30 8

References

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  1. ↑ "Eurowings Discover airline profile". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 ch-aviation.com – Germany's EW Discover to focus on long-haul at Frankfurt 14 December 2022
  3. 1 2 3 airliners.de – "Eurowings Discover opens Munich base" 2 June 2022
  4. ↑ "Discover Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.com.
  5. ↑ "Discover". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Imprint". Eurowings Discover. Retrieved 10 June 2023. EW Discover GmbH Hugo-Eckener-Ring 1 FAC, Building 234, D7.01 60549 Frankfurt
  7. ↑ Eurowings Discover granted AOC Airliner World August 2021 page 7
  8. ↑ handelsblatt.com (German) 16 July 2021
  9. ↑ "Lufthansa's Eurowings Discover Gets Commercial Air Transport Certificate". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ready for take-off: Eurowings Discover has been granted Air Operator Certificate". Lufthansa. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ↑ touristik-aktuell.de (German) 10 September 2021
  12. ↑ [airliners.de – "Eurowings Discover started mid-haul routes"] (German) 1 November 2021
  13. ↑ aeroroutes.com 29 September 2022
  14. ↑ aerotelegraph.com (German) 8 December 2022
  15. ↑ "Discover Airlines Unveils New Brand Identity". The Munich Eye. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Eurowings Discover Adds Martinique Charters in NW22". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Adds Frankfurt – Burgas Service in NS24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "Factsheet. Umstellung des touristischen Kurz- und Mittelstreckenangebots auf Eurowings Discover" (PDF) (in German). Lufthansa Experts.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS23 SHORT-HAUL NETWORK ADDITIONS – 11DEC22".
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS22 LONG-HAUL ADDITIONS".
  21. 1 2 "Eurowings Discover NS23 Canada Preliminary Operations". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Extends Calgary to Year-Round Service From Oct 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Assumes Lufthansa Munich – Montreal Route in June/July 2022". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 "LUFTHANSA TO MOVE SELECTED US ROUTES TO EUROWINGS DISCOVER IN NW22".
  25. ↑ Liu, Jim (31 January 2025). "Discover Airlines Adds Pula Service in April 2025". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  26. 1 2 "Eurowings Discover Assumes Additional Lufthansa Croatia Service in NS24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Lufthansa Extended Flight Search". Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  28. ↑ "Discover Airlines Assumes Lufthansa Frankfurt – Larnaca". Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  29. 1 2 "Eurowings Discover NW22 Intercontinental Network Changes – 28SEP22". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  30. 1 2 3 4 Hofmann, Kurt (16 July 2021). "Eurowings Discover CEO sets out plans for Munich base". Routesonline. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  31. 1 2 "Discover Airlines adds Alta/Kittila service in NW24". AeroRoutes. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  32. ↑ "Discover Airlines launches historic year-round route from Frankfurt to Kittilä". 12 August 2024.
  33. ↑ "Eurowings Discover nimmt zwei weitere Kurzstrecken in Sommerflugplan auf". Mynewsdesk (in German). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  34. 1 2 3 "Eurowings Discover NS24 Munich Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  35. ↑ "Discover Airlines NS24 short-haul operation changes - 21Jan24". 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  36. ↑ "Discover Airlines NS25 Europe Network Additions Summary – 18AUG24".
  37. 1 2 "Discover Airlines åpner nye ruter til Norge | Hangar.no". 12 August 2024.
  38. ↑ "Eurowings Discover fliegt 2024 nach Narvik in Nordnorwegen". 15 June 2023.
  39. ↑ "Nueva aerolínea europea de ocio iniciará vuelos directos entre Alemania y Panamá".
  40. ↑ "EUROWINGS DISCOVER DISCONTINUES PANAMA CITY SERVICE IN MAY 2023". aeroroutes. 11 May 2023.
  41. ↑ "Discover Airlines fliegt auf die Seychellen". discover-airlines.com (in German). 5 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  42. ↑ "Eurowings Discover gibt Flüge zum Krüger-Nationalpark auf". Aviation.Direct (in German). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  43. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Adds Barcelona Flights From May 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  44. ↑ "Eurowings Discover Adds Frankfurt – Santa Cruz de la Palma in NW23". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  45. 1 2 Dolande, Rainer Nieves (8 November 2022). "Eurowings Discover started to replace Lufthansa's operations in Canada and United States". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  46. ↑ "Summer 2025: Discover Airlines expands long-haul services and flies to Minneapolis". Mynewsdesk. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  47. ↑ "Discover Airlines moves Minneapolis to seasonal service in 2025/26". aeroroutes.com. 10 April 2025.
  48. ↑ "Discover Airlines cancels Frankfurt-Salt Lake City in NS24". AeroRoutes. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  49. ↑ "Profile of Discover Airlines". CAPA Aviation.
  50. ↑ "Aegean Airlines adds Discover Airlines codeshare service in NS25". aeroroutes.com. 13 November 2024.
  51. ↑ "Air Canada Codeshare and Other Airline Partners".
  52. 1 2 3 "Discover Airlines Flight 4Y157 Status and Schedule".
  53. ↑ "General conditions of carriage - Discover Airlines".
  54. ↑ "United's Codeshare Partners' Contracts of Carriage".
  55. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Discover Airlines". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 60.
  56. ↑ "Our fleet". Discover Airlines.
  57. 1 2 3 "On course for growth: Discover Airlines significantly expands its fleet and plans to operate Airbus A350 aircraft". Mynewsdesk. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  58. ↑ "Germany's Discover Airlines to retire A330-200s in 2026". ch-aviation.com. 23 August 2024.
  59. ↑ Schlappig, Ben (28 January 2026). "Discover Airlines Unveils New Airbus A330 Cabins, Updated Business Class". One Mile at a Time. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
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