Discover Airlines, the Lufthansa Group's leisure airline, is continuing its growth trajectory and expanding its fleet to 40 aircraft by mid-2028. The future flagship of the long-haul fleet is set to be the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900. From mid-2027, the plan is to gradually integrate four of these particularly efficient and comfortable aircraft into the fleet.
Discover Airlines and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a National Football League (NFL) team, are continuing their successful collaboration: the marketing partnership announced a year ago will not only be extended but also strategically expanded.
Ulrich Lindner will become the new CEO of Discover Airlines on December 1, 2025. He will take over from Bernd Bauer, who currently holds the dual role of CEO of the two Lufthansa Group leisure airlines Discover Airlines and Edelweiss in Switzerland.
(N)ice! From August 14 to 17, Discover Airlines will be turning the Pallina ice cream parlor in the heart of Frankfurt into a very special “ice cream paradise.” Just in time for the last weekend of the summer holidays in Hesse, the Frankfurt-based leisure airline is bringing that perfect vacation feeling right into the city center – just in time for the warm summer weather that is picking up again
Discover Airlines is expanding its short-haul offering from Frankfurt and Munich next summer. In addition to the expansion of established routes, the leisure airline is focusing on hidden gems away from classic tourist hotspots with three new additions that stand out with their authentic charm, varied nature and cultural diversity.
Discover Airlines is now offering its guests a particularly convenient way to get in touch: customer service is now also available via WhatsApp. The leisure airline is thus supplementing its existing channels with a further, state-of-the-art communication channel.
On June 2, Discover Airlines took off from Munich Airport (MUC) to Bodø Airport (BOO) in Norway for the first time. The Airbus A320 with flight number 4Y1340 landed at 12:55 local Norwegian time after a flight time of around three hours. Guests and crew were warmly welcomed at the airport.
Traveling with Discover Airlines is becoming even more convenient: The leisure airline's cooperation with the technology provider Airportr offers travelers a baggage pick-up and check-in service that makes the journey to Frankfurt Airport luggage-free.
Discover Airlines flight 4Y52 took off from Frankfurt to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) for the first time at 11:30 AM on Friday, May 2, 2025. The Airbus A330 landed on time after a flight of around nine hours. Guests and crew were warmly welcomed on site.
Good news for travelers who prefer cooler climates in summer or seek warmth in winter: Discover Airlines is adding Oulu in Finland to its summer flight schedule and is also extending connections to popular sunny destinations into the winter.
Discover Airlines recently announced that it will be introducing free and unlimited messaging on long-haul flights from the summer (expected in June). Now there will be another highlight in terms of connectivity for guests of the leisure airline.
Discover Airlines is introducing free messaging on its long-haul flights from the summer, joining the service recently announced by Lufthansa. SWISS and Austrian Airlines are also offering the service on selected long-haul flights.
Starting this week, Discover Airlines will also offer long-haul flights from Munich. For the first time ever, a scheduled non-stop flight to Orlando, Florida, will depart from Germany's second-largest airport on March 5. New direct connections to Windhoek in Namibia and Calgary in Canada will follow on April 1 and 12.
Last Friday, Discover Airlines received the German Design Award 2025 in the main category ‘Excellent Communications Design’ at a festive ceremony in Frankfurt.
The leisure airline is further expanding its services at Germany's second-largest airport. From winter 2025, the flight schedule will include up to three weekly flights to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
In December 2024, the environmental management system at Discover Airlines was externally audited for the first time as part of a two-day audit and certified in accordance with the demanding European environmental management standard EMAS without any objections.
Sascha Unterbarnscheidt will become the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Accountable Manager of Discover Airlines from March 2025, after successful replacement at Eurowings.
Off to the North: On December 17, Discover Airlines took off from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to Kittilä Airport (KTT) in Finland for the first time. The guests on flight 4Y1320 were warmly welcomed after a flight duration of around three and a half hours.
Discover Airlines flight 4Y12 took off for the first time yesterday at 10:20 a.m. from Frankfurt to Tulum Felipe Carillo Puerto International Airport in Mexico. The almost fully booked Airbus A330 landed on the Yucatán Peninsula on time at 4:05 p.m. Mexican local time.
Discover Airlines is adding another highlight to its route network: Starting in winter 2025, the quality leisure airline will fly twice a week non-stop from Frankfurt to the Seychelles for the first time.
