Eurowings readies for EX-YU expansion
Low cost carrier Eurowings is preparing for its first major expansion in the former Yugoslavia since 2017. The Lufthansa Group airline recently introduced year-round services between Berlin and Sarajevo and upgraded equipment on its seasonal operations to Mostar from both Dusseldorf and Stuttgart. The flights are now maintained by jet-engine Airbus A319 aircraft instead of the Bombardier Dash 8 turboprops used last year. However, the carrier will soon base a jet in Pristina, enter the Macedonian market, as well as increase frequencies on existing routes. Over the years, the budget carrier has also said it has considered flights to Podgorica, Skopje, Ljubljana, Brač, Niš, as well as a base in Rijeka, however, these have so far not materialised.
Eurowings will station a 150-seat A319 jet in Pristina on June 18 and introduce flights to Basel and Geneva. The airport's Scheduling Manager, Driton Hyseni, recently announced the launch of flights from Vienna starting July. Frequencies on existing services will also be significantly increased with Dusseldorf to be served ten times per week, Stuttgart eight times, Munich six times per week, Basel, Geneva, Hamburg, Hanover and Cologne all twice per week, while the new Vienna service will run once per week. As a result, Eurowings will, for the first time, offer nonstop flights from Pristina to Switzerland and Austria, which remain among the airport's biggest markets.
Eurowings will introduce seasonal summer flights from Stuttgart and Dusseldorf to Ohrid, which will be maintained twice and once per week respectively. Operations from Stuttgart will commence on June 21 and run each Monday and Friday until September 9. On the other hand, the company will operate a total of seven flights between Dusseldorf and Ohrid over the summer, from July 17 until August 28, each Wednesday. The new services will mark Eurowings' entry onto the Macedonian market. Initially, the low cost airline planned to commence operations to Skopje in 2017, but the flights never materialised. “With more than forty million passengers carried last year, Eurowings has clearly become the strong number three among point-to-point airlines in Europe. We are consolidating this status by expanding our network in the direction of Eastern Europe", the airline said.
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