The Lufthansa subsidiary Ocean GmbH is to fly medium- and long-haul routes with its own AOC and operating license from the end of 2021 at the latest. It will primarily serve tourist routes. The aircraft required for this will be transferred from the group's sister companies Eurowings and Brussels Airlines. According to Airliners.de, the launch in Frankfurt am Main will take place in the current winter flight schedule period, with the three aircraft used being operated by Brussels Airlines under the Eurowings brand. According to CEO Carsten Spohr, seven wide-body jets will be used on long-haul tourist routes in summer 2020. In the medium term, the plan is for the medium- and long-haul leisure routes, which are currently operated by Lufthansa, Cityline and Brussels Airlines, to be transferred to Ocean GmbH. The final decision has not yet been made as to which airport they will take off from. What is certain, however, is that the activities in this segment will be bundled at the new subsidiary. The project may also have an impact on the Austrian Eurowings Europe, as the transfer of eight Airbus A320 aircraft to Ocean GmbH is currently being examined. These will then serve various destinations in the Mediterranean region from Frankfurt and Munich. It has not yet been decided whether the Austrian Eurowings Europe will act as an ACMI partner or could even become obsolete. The Ocean project of CEO Carsten Spohr is a thorn in the side of the unions. They accuse the airline of "fare evasion". But it is definitely an admission that the previous Eurowings strategy has failed spectacularly. The Lufthansa board is trying to put the tourism division, which has been severely neglected since the sale of the Condor shares, back on its feet.