Eurowings
GermanyLow-cost carrierSince 1993
Eurowings (IATA EW, ICAO EWG) is the Lufthansa Group's point-to-point value airline and Germany's largest leisure airline, flying to more than 150 destinations, mainly in Europe. It carried 23.7 million passengers in 2025 with 98 Airbus aircraft. Eurowings is not a member of any alliance.
- Founded
- 1993
- Headquarters
- Cologne, Germany
- Country
- Germany
- Main hubs
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) · Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) · Hamburg Airport (HAM) · Stuttgart Airport (STR)
- Airline type
- Low-cost carrier
- Alliance
- None
- Loyalty
- Miles & More
- Parent
- Lufthansa Group (Deutsche Lufthansa AG)
- Ownership
- Part of the Lufthansa Group, where it is the group's point-to-point airline for short- and medium-haul routes.
- Callsign
- EUROWINGS
- Website
- eurowings.com
How travel agents book Eurowings
GDS distribution
Eurowings is not one of the airlines named in the Lufthansa Group Distribution Cost Charge announcements for 2026; Travel Market Report noted only that Eurowings itineraries on Lufthansa tickets are exempt. We did not verify Eurowings' own GDS terms in an official source.
NDC
No public NDC programme details verified at time of writing.
Direct channels
Most bookings go through eurowings.com and the Eurowings app. Eurowings Holidays, launched in April 2025, sells packages, and in 2026 it ran a roadshow with about 200 travel agencies.
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History of Eurowings
Eurowings has a history of more than 30 years. It grew out of the merger of two German regional airlines, Nürnberger Flugdienst (NFD) and RFG of Dortmund, in the early 1990s and flew regional routes, partly for Lufthansa. The Lufthansa Group gradually took over the company and now owns it outright.
From 2015 the group rebuilt Eurowings as its low-cost and leisure airline for short and medium-haul flying. Eurowings took over routes from Germanwings, which became part of its operation and was shut down as a brand in 2020. In 2022 Eurowings closed its own Boomerang Club loyalty programme and moved fully to Lufthansa's Miles & More.
Today Eurowings describes itself as the market leader at Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Cologne/Bonn. Its Maltese subsidiary, Eurowings Europe, flies from bases such as Palma de Mallorca, Salzburg, Prague and Stockholm. In January 2025 the Lufthansa Group allocated 40 Boeing 737-8s to Eurowings for delivery from 2027 to 2032.
Milestones
- 1993Eurowings formed from the merger of regional airlines NFD and RFG.
- 2015Relaunched as the Lufthansa Group's low-cost airline, taking over Germanwings routes.
- 2020Germanwings shut down; its flying fully absorbed by Eurowings.
- 2022Boomerang Club loyalty programme closed in favour of Miles & More.
- 202540 Boeing 737-8s allocated in January; Eurowings Holidays tour operator launched in April.
- 2026Carried more than 18 million passengers in January to September.
Fleet
Aircraft types in service as of 2025
Eurowings had 98 aircraft at 31 December 2025: 29 A319s, 50 A320s, eight A320neos, six A321s and five A321neos. In January 2025 the Lufthansa Group approved 40 Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft for Eurowings, with 189 seats each, to be delivered from 2027 to 2032 and replace the A319s and older A320s.
Network and hubs
Eurowings flies point to point to more than 150 destinations, mostly in Europe and around the Mediterranean, from German airports including Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Berlin and Hanover. Eurowings Europe adds bases outside Germany.
In 2025 Eurowings carried 23.7 million passengers on 169,607 flights, with a load factor of 84.8%. In the first nine months of 2026 it carried more than 18 million passengers on 129,000 flights. It also offers packages through Eurowings Holidays and a Premium BIZ seat on selected routes.
Eurowings: frequently asked questions
What are Eurowings airline codes?
Eurowings uses the IATA code EW and the ICAO code EWG, with the radio callsign EUROWINGS. Its Maltese subsidiary Eurowings Europe Ltd. has its own IATA code, E6, but flights for both companies are scheduled and sold by Eurowings.
Is Eurowings a low-cost airline?
Eurowings is the Lufthansa Group's value airline for short and medium-haul point-to-point travel. It sells low fares with paid extras, but it also offers Premium BIZ seats and Miles & More earning, so it sits between a classic low-cost carrier and a network airline.
Is Eurowings in Star Alliance?
No. Eurowings is part of the Lufthansa Group but is not a Star Alliance member. Passengers can still earn and redeem Miles & More miles on Eurowings flights, because Eurowings moved fully to Miles & More when it closed its Boomerang Club in 2022.
Does the Lufthansa GDS charge apply to Eurowings?
Eurowings is not listed among the airlines covered by the Lufthansa Group Distribution Cost Charge in the 2026 announcements we checked, which named Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Brussels Airlines and Air Dolomiti. Agents should confirm Eurowings' current GDS terms with their GDS provider.
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Book a meetingSources
- Lufthansa Group — Annual Report 2025, Eurowings segment
- Lufthansa Group — Annual Report 2025, Fleet
- Lufthansa Group — Company portrait
- Eurowings — Eurowings sets sights on the largest fleet modernization in its history (January 2025)
- Eurowings — More than 18 million passengers in the first nine months (November 2026)
- Eurowings — Roadshow launch: Eurowings Holidays and Tenerife meet 200 travel agencies (June 2026)
- airliners.de — Boomerang Club aufgelöst (May 2022)
- Travel Market Report — Lufthansa Group hikes GDS booking fee (December 2025)
- Travel Market Report — Lufthansa Group to raise GDS surcharge again in May (April 2026)
- IATA — Airline code search (Eurowings)
- FAA — JO 7340.2 Contractions, ICAO aircraft operator designators