Germanwings is based in Germany and operates flights from its main hubs located in Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund and Hamburg. It is a low-cost airline with headquarters at Cologne Bonn Airport. The airline was founded in 1997 as Eurowings and it started operations as Germanwings in 2002.

Germanwings is owned by the German flag carrier Lufthansa. The airline provides both domestic and international flights to various destinations in Europe.

Although Germanwings belongs to low-cost airlines, it has its own frequent flyer programme called Boomerang Club that enables gaining bonus miles. Checked baggage can be purchased for additional charges.

The airline offers online check-in on its website. Its fleet consisted of 30 planes in 2011.

GermanWings

Official website:

www.germanwings.com

Name	GermanWings
ICAO / IATA Code	GWI
Frequent flyer programme	Boomerang Club Miles & More
Contact information	Germany: 0900-19 19 100 United Kingdom: 0906 294 1918 Spain: 902888076 Czech Republic: +42 024 601 9695 Italy: 199 257 013 France: 0892 390158 Turkey: +44(0)871 702 9985 www.germanwings.com
Address	Germanwings Abteilung Kundenservice Flugplatz 21 D-44319 Dortmund Germany

 

Payment options	VISA Mastercard American Express Diners Club, AirPlus Germanwings card Direct debit Redeem voucher
Payment processing fees	€8 - €9.52 (credit cards), €0 (debit cards)
Cabin baggage allowance	Size 55x40x20cm, Weight 8 kg
Checked baggage allowance	Size ?, Weight 20 kg
Checked-in baggage fees	Yes when paid during booking: €10 - €11.90/bag at the airport: €20 - €23.80/bag
Excess baggage fee	20 - 40 kg: €20 - €23.80/for each 5 kg (on-line)
On-line check-in possible	Yes
Free refreshments	No
Notes	Excess Baggage fee: 20 - 40 kg: €40 - €47.60/kg (at the airport)
Airline fleet	Airbus A319
Number of flights	650

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GermanWings's base airports

  »   Berlin – Berlin Schonefeld (SXF)
  »   Bonn – Cologne-Bonn (CGN)
  »   Cologne – Cologne-Bonn (CGN)
  »   Dortmund – Dortmund (DTM)
  »   Hamburg – Hamburg (HAM)
  »   Hannover – Hannover (HAJ)
  »   Stuttgart – Stuttgart (STR)

Total 7 hubs

GermanWings's destinations

Airports in Europe Albania Tirana Austria Klagenfurt, Salzburg, Vienna Belgium Brussels Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Bulgaria Sofia Croatia Dubrovnik, Pula, Rijeka, Split, Zadar, Zagreb Czech Republic Prague Denmark Copenhagen France Bastia, Calvi, Marseille, Nice Germany Aachen, Berlin Brandenburg (BER), Berlin Schonefeld (SXF), Bonn, Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Friedrichshafen, Halle, Hannover, Laage, Leipzig, Munich, Rostock, Stuttgart, Zweibrucken Greece Athens, Corfu, Heraklion, Kavala, Kos, Mikonos, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Thira Hungary Budapest Iceland Reykjavik Ireland Dublin Italy Bari, Bologna, Cagliari, Catania, Lamezia-Terme, Milan, Naples, Pisa, Rome, Venice, Verona Kosovo Pristina Macedonia Skopje Netherlands Maastricht Poland Cracow Portugal Faro, Lisboa Russia Moscow, St.Petersburg Serbia Belgrade Spain Barcelona, Bilbao, Ibiza, Jerez, Las Palmas, Madrid, Malaga, Palma, Tenerife Sweden Stockholm Switzerland Zurich Turkey Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul - Atatürk International (IST), Istanbul Sabiha (SAW), Izmir United Kingdom Edinburgh, London Heathrow (LHR), London Stansted (STN), Manchester

Other airports Israel Tel Aviv Morocco Casablanca, Nador Tunisia Tunis Turkey Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul - Atatürk International (IST), Istanbul Sabiha (SAW), Izmir

Total 92 destinations