German flag carrier Lufthansa has revealed that all direct European services, which include all German domestic and European services outside of its Frankfurt and Munich hubs, will be merged commercially and organisationally with Germanwings to form a single operational entity. The new business will launch on January 1, 2013 and will have its headquarters in Cologne.
According to Lufthansa, the new company will operate all Germanwings’ aircraft and the existing Lufthansa Direct Services fleet. In addition, the aircraft of Eurowings are set to fly on behalf of the new company, meaning that around 90 aircraft will cover direct services in Germany and Europe. In the first year, an estimated 18 million passengers are expected to be transported by the new company.
“As part of the Lufthansa Airline Group the new company will get underway with the accordingly high quality standards,” said Christoph Franz, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Lufthansa. An announcement about the branding of the new carrier is expected to made in the upcoming months.
“Combining our domestic German and European point-to-point services has enormous potential to improve efficiency. Our aim is to once again fly these services profitably under the umbrella of a single company. This means we are continuing to offer our guests the prospect of a dense, high-quality network even outside of our Frankfurt and Munich hubs,” added Christoph Franz.
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