No-frills carrier Germanwings sees potential in Southern, Eastern Europe
2007-09-19 10:00:00
Low-cost carrier Germanwings sees promising potential in Southern and Eastern Europe, Joachim Klein, member of Germanwings board of directors, was quoted as saying by Global Travel Industry News. Currently, the Balkan destinations serviced by Germanwings are Athens, Thessaloniki, Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul, Izmir, Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik. Sources from the Bulgarian tourism industry confirmed that Germanwings is indeed eyeing the Bulgarian market but currently performs only occasional charter flights for tour operators TUI, ITS and Thomas Cook. The sources said Germanwings will launch flights to and from Bulgaria after the country joins the Open Skies agreement this October. The Bulgarian air travel market already accommodates 2 budget carriers. Hungary's Wizz Air started flying to and from Sofia in late 2005 and plans to add Bourgas to its destinations this summer. Slovakia's SkyEurope also flies to Sofia and intends to launch a service to Varna and Bourgas this summer.

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