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Not to be confused with Lufthansa CityLine or City Airline.
Lufthansa City Airlines
Lufthansa City
IATA ICAO Callsign
VL — CITY AIR
Founded2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Hubs Munich Airport
Secondary hubs Frankfurt Airport
Alliance Star Alliance (affiliate)
Fleet size3 [1]
Destinations8 [2]
Parent company Lufthansa Group
Website www.cityairlines.de

Lufthansa City Airlines, branded as Lufthansa City, [3] is a German regional airline start-up and a subsidiary of Lufthansa. It is expected to begin operations in summer 2024. [4]

History

The airline was founded in 2022 and expects to begin operations in 2024, operating from Munich Airport to various cities around Europe. [5] The airline received its air operator's certificate in June 2023 [6] and will operate using the brand name Lufthansa City. [3]

As of October 2023, the airline plans to launch operations in the summer of 2024 with 40 narrowbody aircraft mainly an Airbus A320 fleet transferred from Lufthansa CityLine. [7] Though the fleet will originally consist of Airbus A319 aircraft, Lufthansa is also evaluating the use of Airbus A220s or Embraer jets. [8]

City Airlines plans to have bases in Munich and Frankfurt. It is currently seeking crewmembers to operate its planes. [9]

The new subsidiary has created controversy, as Lufthansa has said that its goal with City Airlines is to fill markets that fellow subsidiary Lufthansa CityLine cannot, [10] though unions say that the airline is trying only to circumvent union agreements that limit the size of aircraft that CityLine can fly. Lufthansa is also encouraging CityLine and former Germanwings employees to apply as well. [9] [11]

In January 2024, the first City Airlines Airbus A319-100 received its new livery which is similar to that of parent company Lufthansa with additional City titles. The airline plans to phase in overall four aircraft of this type prior to the delivery of its ordered Airbus A220s. [12] Shortly after, Lufthansa announced the first six destinations for City Airlines with plans for 17 more in 2025. Also the airline plans to start operations with 4-5 aircraft with one more per month added in 2025 to take over parts of the short-haul network from Lufthansa. [2]

Destinations

City Airlines announced it would start operations within the route network of parent Lufthansa using the brand name Lufthansa City to six domestic and two European destinations in 2024. [2]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Germany Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport Begins 26 June 2024
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Hub
Hanover Hannover Airport Begins 29 June 2024
Munich Munich Airport Hub [13]
United Kingdom Birmingham Birmingham Airport Begins 26 June 2024

Fleet

As of March 2024, the City Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: [1]

City Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service On order Passengers Notes
Airbus A220-300 — 40 TBA Deliveries planned from 2026 with 20 further options. [14] [15]
Airbus A319-100 3 [1] 1 [12] TBA Both transferred from Eurowings and currently stored. [1]
Total 3 41

References

  1. ^ a b c d planspotters.net - City Airlines Fleet Details and History retrieved 3 March 2024
  2. ^ a b c aerotelegraph.com (German) 27 February 2024
  3. ^ a b aerotelegraph.com - "City Airlines to operate as Lufthansa City" (German) 25 October 2023
  4. ^ "Europe is getting a new airline in 2024". euronews. 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  5. ^ Lutzy, Tom (2023-10-17). "Lufthansa to Equip City Airlines with 40 Narrowbody Jets". Airways. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  6. ^ "Lufthansa's City Airlines secures its AOC". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  7. ^ "Lufthansa to equip City Airlines with 40 new narrowbodies". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  8. ^ Harper, Lewis. "Lufthansa evaluates A220 and E-Jets as it confirms City Airlines will fly in 2024". Flight Global. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  9. ^ a b Nowakowski, Adrian (2023-10-25). "Lufthansa's City Airlines to Start Flying in Summer 2024". Airways. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  10. ^ Machado, João (2023-10-25). "Lufthansa's City Airlines to launch next Summer". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  11. ^ "Germany will get a new airline in 2024: Where it'll fly and why unions aren't happy". Yahoo Finance. 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  12. ^ a b aerotelegraph.com 6 January 2024
  13. ^ "Lufthansa City Airlines startet Ticketverkauf im April und Flugbetrieb im Juni". Lufthansa City Airlines startet Ticketverkauf im April und Flugbetrieb im Juni (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  14. ^ "Lufthansa Group orders additional 40 Airbus A220s". Airbus (Press release). 19 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Lufthansa Group orders 80 new highly efficient short- and medium-haul aircraft and agrees on a further 120 purchasing options". Lufthansa Group (Press release). 19 December 2023.

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