Uncover Airways opens lengthy haul base in Munich and considerably expands its programme 

Uncover Airways is considerably increasing its operations at Munich Airport within the coming yr and is including long-haul locations to its present brief and medium-haul providers. The airline will likely be basing two Airbus A330s in Munich from March 2025. Uncover Airways is already the biggest leisure airline on the hub, with 5 short-haul plane taking off round 70 occasions per week to 23 vacation locations.

New direct connections to Florida, Canada and southern Africa

For the primary time ever, there will likely be three weekly direct flights (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) from Munich to Orlando with Uncover Airways from 3 March 2025. From 1 April, Namibia’s capital Windhoek may even be served thrice per week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday). From 12 April, Uncover Airways will likely be providing as much as 5 weekly flights (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday) between Munich and the Canadian metropolis of Calgary. The locations will likely be served all yr spherical. Uncover Airways gives the one direct connections from Munich to the three fashionable locations.

“The enlargement of our operations in Munich is a vital milestone for us,” explains Bernd Bauer, CEO of Uncover Airways. “With this step, we’re persistently specializing in our purpose of increasing Lufthansa’s providing on the two main German hubs with versatile, engaging vacation choices providing vacationers much more alternative. With our three new long-haul locations we’re doing simply that as they’ve by no means been accessible by direct flight from Munich earlier than or had been final accessible a few years in the past. Our elevated actions are a transparent dedication by the Lufthansa Group to Munich as location for the air transport business in addition to to your complete area.”

“With the brand new long-haul leisure routes, Uncover Airways is including extremely engaging intercontinental locations to the route portfolio at Munich Airport. The leisure service is likely one of the largest airways primarily based at Munich Airport and – as a mixture of vacationer and hub service – suits completely into the Lufthansa Group community,” explains Jost Lammers, Chairman of the Administration Board of Munich Airport.

Munich Airport is the leisure airline’s second dwelling base after Frankfurt. All flights will depart from Terminal 2, guaranteeing a seamless switch from Lufthansa to Uncover Airways for vacationers. By basing a complete of seven plane and round 400 crew colleagues in Munich and providing round 30 vacation locations in its flight schedule, Uncover Airways will additional consolidate its place as at the moment greatest leisure airline on the hub additionally within the coming yr.

Already this summer season: big selection of flights on brief and medium-haul routes

From the Canary Islands to quite a few Mediterranean locations to Bodrum in Turkey. Along with vacation classics, Uncover Airways’ flight schedule this summer season additionally contains new locations that had been beforehand not accessible by direct flights from Munich. These embrace Marrakesh, the Greek island of Samos and Varna in Bulgaria. The airline flies most ceaselessly to Ibiza, Mallorca and the island of Crete. Greece followers can stay up for the biggest selection: with a complete of 11 locations and round 30 weekly flights, the vary of locations is extra various than ever. Model new within the Lufthansa Group portfolio: the Greek island of Kefalonia. In late summer season, Hurghada in Egypt and Funchal on the island of Madeira may even be added to the programme.