is a
Low-cost Airline based in
Cologne ,
Germany . It operates services to over 35 destinations in
Europe and to 16 destinations from
Stuttgart . Its main base is
Cologne Bonn Airport , with a hub at
Stuttgart Airport .
The airline was established in 2002 and started operations on
27 October 2002 . It is wholly owned by
Eurowings . Its main competitors are more established no-frills carriers such as
Ryanair and
EasyJet as well as the other recent low-fares start ups such as
HLX.com and
Transavia Airlines .
Germanwings' primary bases are
Cologne Bonn Airport and
Stuttgart Airport , from which it serves 37 other cities throughout
Europe as well as
Turkey and
Russia . For all current destinations see
Germanwings Destinations .
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The Germanwings fleet consists of the following aircraft (
As Of January 2006 ):
In March 2006, Germanwings fleet age is 6.6 years old.
On
17 June 2005 the airline signed an agreement to purchase 18
Airbus A319 aircraft (with a further 12 options). These are their first direct orders with
Airbus and deliveries will start in
2006 (ref: Air International, July 2005).
During winter 2004-2005 Germanwings leased two
Boeing 717 from Aerolineas Baleares to test this type, but no order was made after.
