German leisure provider Condor will likely be flying extra of its colourful, striped plane to the U.S. subsequent summer season.
Condor will start service between its Frankfurt house base and Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA) starting in Could 2024.
With its new Airbus A330-900neo geared up with lie-flat business-class seats, Condor will function three weekly spherical journeys between Germany and South Florida.
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From Miami, Condor would be the second airline to serve Frankfurt, as German flag provider Lufthansa already flies the route.
Condor’s service returns to South Florida for the primary time since 2015, having final served the area from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport (FLL).
A rising A330-900neo fleet
The addition of its Miami service will develop Condor’s route map to a dozen U.S. cities subsequent summer season because it continues to increase its footprint in North America.
Although it injects some competitors into U.S.-Frankfurt routes, Condor will achieve this with out being a real finances provider.
As its fleet of A330-900neo jets grows, the airline is providing an more and more compelling business-class product — one thing TPG noticed in a sneak peek final 12 months as Condor confirmed off its “latest and most luxurious inflight expertise ever.”
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The plane options 26 lie-flat business-class pods organized in a 1-2-1 configuration. Every has direct aisle entry and is provided with a 17.3-inch touchscreen show.
The plane additionally options 4 “signature Prime seats” upfront.
That is on prime of 64 premium financial system seats and 216 financial system seats on board.
Condor’s US route map growth
As soon as Condor begins its service to Miami in Could, its U.S. route map will embody flights between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and:
- Baltimore/Washington Worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS)
- Las Vegas’ Harry Reid Worldwide Airport (LAS)
- Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX)
- Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA)
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Worldwide Airport (MSP)
- New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport (PHX)
- Portland Worldwide Airport (PDX)
- San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO)
- Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport (SEA)
- Ted Stevens Anchorage Worldwide Airport (ANC)
Passengers hoping to get a jump-start on reserving European journey for subsequent summer season may contemplate Condor for direct entry to Frankfurt — or for a connection to one of many provider’s 100-plus different European locations.
Condor can be a very interesting choice for Alaska Airways Mileage Plan members. The 2 airways’ partnership produced some pretty robust redemption choices this summer season.
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