German’s leisure carrier is growing again adding new destinations across Europe. Starting in March, Condor Airlines is further expanding its route network within Europe, enhancing connectivity between North America and Europe via its Frankfurt hub. This expansion brings new nonstop routes, increased frequencies, and a broader range of European destinations, offering travelers even more options for seamless travel. The goal, depend less on point to point traffic and start attracting higher value business travelers along side vacation goers. Condor is growing to add more traditions destinations across Europe. This is a shift from it’s original business model which focus mostly on vacation destination.
Condor North America Flights to Frankfurt
This summer, Condor will operate nonstop flights from 12 North American cities to Frankfurt. This includes big and small cities alike across the US and canada. Nonstop flights will be available to New York (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Seattle (SEA), and Toronto (YYZ). Other key gateways include Boston (BOS), Vancouver (YVR), Portland (PDX), Las Vegas (LAS), Calgary (YYC), San Francisco (SFO), and Anchorage (ANC).
This comes after Condor announce the end of service between Frankfurt and Baltimore, Minneapolis, San Antonio and Phoenix in the U.S. In Canada Condor has suspended service between Frankfurt and Edmonton and Halifax.
Expanded European Connections
As Condor focus inwards, they will be adding more service closer to hope. With its growing European footprint, Condor is adding direct connections to key business and leisure destinations to attract more passengers. New connections offer both daily and twice daily flights on narrow body jets.
- Daily Flights: Rome (FCO), Vienna (VIE), and Palermo (PMO).
- Twice Daily Flights: Berlin (BER), Hamburg (HAM), Munich (MUC), Milan (MXP), Zurich (ZRH), Paris (CDG), and Prague (PRG).
Berlin and Hamburg flights begin March 1, with Munich, Zurich, and Vienna launching later in March. Rome and Palermo start on April 5, while Milan, Paris, and Prague join the network in May—just in time for summer travel. Flights are now bookable across all platforms. And remember, Alaska Air partners with Condor for great redemption options
These new routes will be operated by Condor’s Airbus A320 family aircraft, featuring both Business Class (with a blocked middle seat for additional comfort) and Economy Class.
Rebuilding After Lufthansa Agreement Loss
Condor’s European short haul expansion comes after a major operational shift. Previously, Condor relied on a court-ordered interline agreement with Lufthansa, which granted access to Lufthansa’s domestic and European connections. However, after a lengthy legal battle, that agreement was overturned. This significantly impacting Condor’s ability to offer seamless connectivity beyond Frankfurt.
As a result of the court order and loss of commercial agreement with Lufthansa, Condor was forced to scale back its U.S. footprint. In the process cutting routes such as Minneapolis (MSP) and other secondary markets that relied heavily on feeder traffic. Without Lufthansa’s network, Condor is now focused on developing its own strategic connectivity, expanding within Europe to build a stronger hub-and-spoke model in Frankfurt.
This investment in a self-sufficient network will give travelers new, reliable options without relying on partner carriers, marking a new chapter for Condor as it strengthens its position in the transatlantic market.
Bottom Line
Condor is adding more flight options beyond Frankfurt. With new service to some of Europe’s most popular leisure and business destinations, Condor will only further become a more profitable and viable option for travelers. If you are looking to connect between North America and Europe, Condor may be right for you. I personally find Condor’s A330-900neo Business class to be a far superior option to Lufthansa’s business class. Plus Condor’s pricing tends to be very attractive.
Condor has quickly become one of my favorite ways to jet across the Atlantic. Have you flown Condor?
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