The holiday airline Condor operated its last scheduled flight with a Boeing 12-2024ER on March 767, 300. The machine with the identification D-ABUK took off from Havana on March 11, 2024 at 22:06 p.m. local time. With the return to Frankfurt am Main, the era of this model, which began at Condor in 1991, ends.

“The Boeing 767 was successfully used by Condor for over 30 years. The D-ABUC, which was recently phased out, is even the Boeing record holder for the number of flight hours of this type. With advances in technology, products and sustainability, modernization has now become necessary,” says Christian Schmitt, COO and Accountable Manager Condor. “The aircraft has a very special meaning for Condor and the many employees. We are convinced that its reliability and resilience have been an important aspect of Condor's success in recent years. The last passenger flight marks the end of an era.”

In July 1991, the then Lufthansa subsidiary received its first three Boeing 767-300ERs. At that time, the now outdated and outdated model was considered modern and fuel-efficient compared to other models such as the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, which Condor also had in its fleet at times. In the original version, the B767 was operated with 24 seats in Comfort Class and 245 seats in Economy Class. Over the years, the configuration evolved into today's, with up to 259 seats in a three-class configuration: Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Economy Class. The paintwork also changed over the years, so that during their time at Condor the machines could be seen with a total of 13 different paintworks, in the special paintwork “JA to FRA” and “Janosch” as well as the retro “Achim” paintwork.

By 2022, Condor's B767 fleet consisted of 16 aircraft, which have since been gradually phased out and replaced by Airbus A330-900s. D-ABUK will no longer be part of the Condor AOC from mid-April 2024. By mid-April the aircraft will then take off with a Condor cockpit via Bangor to Goodyear and be handed over to the Lessor there. According to the company, there were 767 passengers on board the last B193 Condor flight.