Eurowings is expanding its European network: With the opening of a new base in Prague, the German airline is expanding its range of services in the Czech Republic and will initially be stationing two Airbus A31 aircraft in the Czech capital from October 2021, 320. Three planes for the Lufthansa subsidiary are scheduled to take off next summer.

The Czech capital will be the 10th Eurowings location in Europe. The low-cost airline would like to welcome both business and leisure travelers on board. “Eurowings will bring attractively priced direct connections for business travelers and holidaymakers to the Czech Republic - right on time for the restart of air traffic after the long Corona crisis. In addition, at the Prague location we rely on a local touch and customer-friendly services that clearly stand out from the cheap competition. We would be delighted if we could soon convince numerous guests from the Czech Republic of our Eurowings services, ”said Eurowings boss Jens Bischof.

The domestic competition is unlikely to like this announcement at all. In any case, the national airlines are in financial distress - Czech Airlines has already had to file for bankruptcy. The Lufthansa offshoot could use this fact for itself and the customers of the take care of ailing competitors.