Eurowings is one largest and the most successful low-cost carriers in Europe, carrying more than 32m passengers last year to more than 140 destinations worldwide.

Founded in 1996 as a low-cost alternative to the country's competing major airlines Eurowings remanins a wholly owned subsidary of the Lufthansa Group and mainly operates the group's short-haul network within Europe. Over the last few years the airline has witnessed a period of huge growth in capacity and aircraft operated to firmly establish itself as a major airline in European air travel.