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Germanwings is a German low cost airline based at Cologne Bonn Airport with other hubs located at the airports in Stuttgart, Berlin-Schönefeld, Hamburg and Dortmund. The airline was founded in 1997 under the name Eurowings and it started operations as Germanwings in 2002. It is owned by 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 getting free flights and additional benefits. Moreover, Germanwings was the first German low cost airline that offered connecting flights. The airline's fleet consisted of 29 aircraft in 2008.


NameGermanWings
ICAO / IATA CodeGWI
Air ticket priceFrom €19.99 including taxes and charges
Payment optionsVISA
Mastercard
American Express, AirPlus Germanwings card Direct debit Redeem voucher
Payment processing fees€8 - €9.52 (credit cards), €0 (debit cards)
Cabin baggage allowanceSize 55 cm x 40 cm x 20cm, Weight 8 kg
Checked baggage allowanceSize ?, Weight 20 kg
Checked-in baggage feesYes
when paid during booking: €8 - €9.52/bag
at the airport: €20 - €23.80/bag
Excess baggage fee20 - 30 kg: €20 - €23.80/kg (on-line)
On-line check-in possibleYes
Free refreshmentsNo
NotesExcess Baggage fee:
20 - 30 kg: €40 - €47.60/kg (at the airport)
> 30 kg: additional €8/kg
Frequent flyer programmeBoomerang Club
Airline fleetAirbus A319
Number of flights607
Websitehttp://www.germanwings.com Open this link to a new window
Contact informationGermany: +49 0900-19 19 100
Spain: +34 807 070 025
United Kingdom: +44 0906 294 1918
Czech Republic: +42 024 601 9695
Italy: +39 199 257 013
France: +33 0892 390158
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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: Tirana - Rinas (TIA)
Austria
  »  Klagenfurt: Klagenfurt (KLU)
  »  Salzburg: Salzburg (SZG)
  »  Vienna: Vienna Schwechat (VIE)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  »  Sarajevo: Sarajevo - Butmir (SJJ)
Bulgaria
  »  Sofia: Sofia (SOF)
Croatia
  »  Dubrovnik: Dubrovnik (DBV)
  »  Pula: Pula (PUY)
  »  Split: Split (SPU)
  »  Zadar: Zadar (ZAD)
  »  Zagreb: Zagreb (ZAG)
Czech Republic
  »  Prague: Prague - Ruzyne (PRG)
Denmark
  »  Copenhagen: Copenhagen - Kastrup (CPH)
France
  »  Bastia: Bastia (BIA)
  »  Marseille: Marseille (MRS)
  »  Nice: Nice (NCE)
  »  Toulouse: Toulouse (TLS)
Germany
  »  Berlin: Berlin Schonefeld (SXF)
  »  Bonn: Cologne-Bonn (CGN)
  »  Cologne: Cologne-Bonn (CGN)
  »  Dortmund: Dortmund (DTM)
  »  Dresden: Dresden (DRS)
  »  Friedrichshafen: Friedrichshafen (FDH)
  »  Halle: Leipzig/Halle (LEJ)
  »  Hamburg: Hamburg (HAM)
  »  Hannover: Hannover (HAJ)
  »  Laage: Rostock-Laage (RLG)
  »  Leipzig: Leipzig/Halle (LEJ)
  »  Munich: Munich (MUC)
  »  Rostock: Rostock-Laage (RLG)
  »  Stuttgart: Stuttgart (STR)
  »  Zweibrucken: Zweibrücken (ZQW)
Greece
  »  Athens: Athens (ATH)
  »  Corfu: Corfu (CFU)
  »  Heraklion: Heraklion (HER)
  »  Kavala: Kavala (KVA)
  »  Kos: Kos (KGS)
  »  Mikonos: Mikonos (JMK)
  »  Rhodes: Rhodes (RHO)
  »  Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki (SKG)
  »  Thira: Thira (JTR)
Hungary
  »  Budapest: Budapest (BUD)
Iceland
  »  Reykjavik: Keflavik International (KEF)
Ireland
  »  Dublin: Dublin (DUB)
Italy
  »  Bologna: Bologna (BLQ)
  »  Lamezia-Terme: Lamezia-Terme - S Eufemia (SUF)
  »  Milan: Milan Malpensa (MXP)
  »  Rome: Rome - Fiumicino (FCO)
  »  Venice: Venice Treviso (TSF)
  »  Verona: Verona Villafranca (VRN)
Kosovo (Kosovo)
  »  Pristina: Pristina (PRN)
Poland
  »  Cracow (Krakow): Krakow - J. Paul II International (KRK)
  »  Warsaw: Warsaw (WAW)
Portugal
  »  Faro: Faro (FAO)
  »  Lisboa (Lisbon): Lisbon (LIS)
Romania
  »  Bucharest: Bucharest - Baneasa (BBU)
Russia
  »  Moscow: Moscow-Vnukovo (VKO)
  »  St.Petersburg: St. Petersburg - Pulkovo (LED)
Serbia
  »  Belgrade: Belgrade (BEG)
Spain
  »  Barcelona: Barcelona (BCN)
  »  Ibiza: Ibiza (IBZ)
  »  Las Palmas: Gran Canaria International (LPA)
  »  Madrid: Madrid Barajas (MAD)
  »  Malaga: Malaga (AGP)
  »  Palma: Palma De Mallorca (PMI)
  »  Puerto del Rosario: Fuerteventura (FUE)
  »  Tenerife: Tenerife South (TFS)
Sweden
  »  Stockholm: Stockholm - Arlanda (ARN)
Switzerland
  »  Zurich: Zurich (ZRH)
Turkey
  »  Ankara: Ankara Esenboga (ESB)
  »  Antalya: Antalya (AYT)
  »  Istanbul: Istanbul - Atatürk International (IST), Istanbul Sabiha (SAW)
  »  Izmir: Izmir (ADB)
Ukraine
  »  Kiev: Kiev Boryspil (KBP)
United Kingdom
  »  Edinburgh: Edinburgh (EDI)
  »  London: London Stansted (STN)
  »  Manchester: Manchester (MAN)

Other airports

Israel
  »  Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv Yafo - Ben Gurion (TLV)
Turkey
  »  Ankara: Ankara Esenboga (ESB)
  »  Antalya: Antalya (AYT)
  »  Istanbul: Istanbul - Atatürk International (IST), Istanbul Sabiha (SAW)
  »  Izmir: Izmir (ADB)
Total 79 destinations

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