Eurowings: Fares, Routes and Reviews of Lufthansa's Low-Cost Airline

The End of the Germanwings Brand

Founded in 1993, Eurowings has gradually absorbed the Lufthansa group's other leisure brands, a consolidation process begun in the mid-2010s, through which the group concentrated its leisure business under a single brand.

Narrowbodies Only, with a Hybrid "Biz" Fare

The fleet consists exclusively of aircraft from the Airbus A320/A319/A321 family. There is no true business class: instead, the "BIZ" fare offers a guaranteed empty seat next to you, lounge access and priority, a middle ground between pure low-cost and a traditional airline.

From the German Regional Bases to the Mediterranean

From Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg and Stuttgart, the network mainly connects the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and the Balkans, with a share of German domestic routes.

The Fares: Basic, Smart and Biz

The fare structure follows the classic unbundled low-cost scheme, with baggage and seat selection excluded from the cheapest tier; the "Biz" tier adds change flexibility that is often worth more than the price difference.

What Passengers Say

• Strengths: a convenient network for those departing from a German regional airport without going through Frankfurt or Munich, and the Miles & More program linked to the Lufthansa group.
• Weaknesses: frequent cancellations and delays in the summer peak periods, and customer service judged slow in independent reviews.

It is suited to those departing from a German regional airport who want to earn Miles & More on a leisure flight; it is less suitable for those looking for the absolute lowest price on the market, because Eurowings sits midway between pure low-cost carriers and Lufthansa, not as the cheapest of all. A practical tip: the "BIZ" fare is worth it mainly on routes where a date change is likely, because the included free change would otherwise cost more than the price difference between the fare tiers.