The summer holidays will begin shortly in Baden-Württemberg. The Lufthansa subsidiary has been preparing intensively for the start of the best time of the year together with Stuttgart Airport over the past few weeks and months.

“People finally want to travel again - and we are ready. After the long lockdown, we as the Eurowings team are looking forward to flying more and more guests to their holiday destinations safely, reliably and with the best possible service, ”said Jens Ritter, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Eurowings. "We have used the time and extensively prepared for the new start over the past few months in order to give our guests in Baden-Württemberg a pleasant start to their vacation."

Great diversity in the southwest: Eurowings takes off in Stuttgart to more than 60 destinations

With an increasing vaccination rate, the demand for flights has increased significantly. Tourist destinations are particularly in demand - above all Mallorca, Greece, the Canary Islands and Croatia. The airline reacted to this by gradually expanding its flight program - and increased the range in Stuttgart - the largest Eurowings location in southwest Germany - by another 40 percent during the holidays. 

Over 60 destinations in 18 countries are on the program. Around 25.000 passengers are expected at the state capital's airport on the first holiday weekend. In total, the Lufthansa holiday airline will take off around 1.800 times in Stuttgart during the summer holidays in Baden-Württemberg. Even if a large part of the original route portfolio will be offered again in the course of the summer, the 2021 program will only cover around two thirds of the pre-Corona capacity.

With the expansion of the summer offer, the active aircraft fleet is also growing: While the carrier was still traveling with 12 aircraft from Stuttgart at the beginning of the summer, the airline will be using 15 Airbus aircraft in Stuttgart from August onwards. This makes Stuttgart the second largest Eurowings base in terms of the number of aircraft stationed there. More than 80 aircraft will be on the road for Eurowings throughout Europe in midsummer.

With Eurowings more than 40 times a week from Stuttgart to Mallorca

Mallorca is still very popular with travelers and this summer again tops the hit list of the most popular destinations. From Stuttgart alone, Eurowings flies to the Balearic Island up to six times a day during the holidays. Eurowings connects a total of 24 airports in Germany and Austria with the popular holiday destination and is the number 300 Mallorca shuttle with more than 1 weekly flights. The Greek Heraklion and Thessaloniki, Ibiza and Malaga are also in high demand and are served daily. Other destinations are Sardinia, Croatia, Sicily and the smaller Greek islands. City travelers are not neglected either: Eurowings flies several times a week to Athens, Barcelona or Budapest, for example.