Condor

Condor

, legally incorporated as Condor Flugdienst GmbH and stylized as condor, is a German charter airline established in 1955 with Frankfurt Airport being its main base. Condor offers scheduled flights to leisure destinations and operates, from Germany, medium-haul flights to the Mediterranean Basin and the Canary Islands as well as long-haul flights to destinations in Africa, Asia, North America, South America and the Caribbean. Whereas medium-haul flights are operated from many German airports (and Zurich), long-haul flights usually depart from Frankfurt, with a few rotations operated from Düsseldorf and Munich. Condor also operates charter flights.

The airline was originally established as Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH on 21 December 1955. Its initial fleet consisted of three 36-passenger Vickers VC.1 Viking aircraft, the airline's first tourist-orientated flight commenced on 29 March 1956. In 1961, Deutsche Flugdienst took over its rival Condor-Luftreederei and subsequently adopted Condor Flugdienst GmbH as its operating name. During 1966, Condor launched its first long-haul flights. By this time, the airline had a majority market share of Germany's tourism air travel market. During the 1990s, Condor was restructured and merged with other businesses to become an integrated tourism concern known as C&N Touristik.

From 2000 onwards, the Condor shares held by Lufthansa were gradually acquired by both Thomas Cook AG and Thomas Cook Group. On 4 February 2013, the Thomas Cook Group announced that Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium, and Condor would be merged into a single operating segment of the Thomas Cook Group, Thomas Cook Group Airlines.

On 23 September 2019, Condor's parent company Thomas Cook Group collapsed; however, Condor received a bridge loan from the German government in order to remain in operation. Condor Flugdienst GmbH continued to be an asset of Thomas Cook Group plc until the asset is sold or the liquidation is completed by the Official Receiver. On 24 January 2020, it was announced that the Polish Aviation Group, owner of LOT Polish Airlines, would acquire Condor. The acquisition was expected to be completed by April 2020 once antitrust approvals are obtained. However, on 2 April 2020 it was announced that the sale to LOT Polish Airlines had fallen through. Since then, a majority has been sold to an investment firm.

Fleet

As of October 2022, the Condor fleet consists of the following aircraft

Condor fleet
Airbus A320-200 - 2 aircraft leased from Bulgaria Air, 2 aircraft leased from Heston Airlines.
Airbus A320neo - TBA Deliveries begin in 2024. To replace Airbus A320-200.
Airbus A321-200 - To be retired and replaced by Airbus A321neo.
Airbus A321neo - Deliveries begin in 2024. To replace Airbus A321-200 and Boeing 757-300.
Airbus A330-200 -Leased for two years for training purposes prior to the A330neo deliveries.
Airbus A330-300 - Leased from SmartLynx Airlines Malta.
Airbus A330-900 - Deliveries begin in 2022. To replace Boeing 767-300ER.
Boeing 757-300 - To be retired by and replaced by Airbus A321neo in 2028.
Boeing 767-300ER - All to be retired by 2025 and replaced by Airbus A330-900.


Cabin

Business Class Business class seat
Condor's Business Class is offered on all Boeing 767 aircraft. The seats (Zodiac Aerospace) convert to 170 degrees beds with 180 centimetres (71 in) in length and a standard seat pitch (in take off mode) of 60 inches (1,500 mm). The seats include power and USB outlets as well as a 15-inch (380 mm) screen for in-flight entertainment.

Premium Economy
The long-haul version (offered on all Boeing 767) offers regular economy class seats from German manufacturer ZIM FLUGSITZ with 15 centimetres (5.9 in) more legroom (1 metre (3 ft 3 in) seat pitch).

Economy Class
Condor's long-haul Economy Class is offered on all Boeing 767 aircraft. All seats have a 30-inch (760 mm) seat pitch with a 17-inch (430 mm) width. The middle seats are slightly wider (2-inch (51 mm)) than non-middle seats.

In-flight entertainment
A personal monitor is available at every seat in all long-haul cabins, giving passengers access to roughly 30 movies, more than 50 TV series, 24 radio channels, and hundreds of audio music of all genres. All entertainment content is available to passengers in Business and Premium Economy Class. However, Economy Class passengers have only limited access without an upgrade fee. They have access to one movie, one TV episode, and the full music library and radio stations.

List of Condor Flugdienst destinations

Antigua and Barbuda St John's V. C. Bird International Airport Terminated
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport
Austria Klagenfurt Klagenfurt Airport Terminated
Vienna Vienna International Airport Seasonal
Bahrain Manama Bahrain International Airport Terminated
Barbados Christ Church Grantley Adams International Airport Seasonal
Brazil Fortaleza Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport Terminated
Recife Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Terminated
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Terminated
Salvador da Bahia Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport Terminated
Bulgaria Burgas Burgas Airport Terminated
Varna Varna Airport Terminated
Cambodia Siem Reap Siem Reap International Airport Terminated
Canada Calgary Calgary International Airport Terminated
Edmonton Edmonton International Airport Seasonal
Halifax Halifax Stanfield International Airport Seasonal
Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Seasonal
Vancouver Vancouver International Airport Seasonal
Whitehorse Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport Seasonal
Cape Verde Boa Vista Aristides Pereira International Airport Terminated
Sal Amílcar Cabral International Airport Terminated
Costa Rica San José Juan Santamaría International Airport Terminated
Croatia Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Airport Terminated
Rijeka Rijeka Airport Terminated
Split Split Airport Seasonal
Zadar Zadar Airport Seasonal
Cuba Havana José Martí International Airport
Holguín Frank País Airport
Santa Clara Abel Santamaría Airport Terminated
Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport
Curaçao Willemstad Curaçao International Airport Terminated
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Seasonal
Paphos Paphos International Airport Terminated
Dominican Republic La Romana La Romana International Airport Terminated
Puerto Plata Gregorio Luperón International Airport
Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport
Santo Domingo Las Américas International Airport
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada International Airport
Marsa Alam Marsa Alam International Airport Terminated
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Terminated
Gambia Banjul Banjul International Airport Terminated
Georgia Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport
Germany Berlin Berlin Brandenburg Airport Base
Berlin Schönefeld Airport Airport Closed
Bremen Bremen Airport Terminated
Cologne/Bonn Cologne Bonn Airport Terminated
Dresden Dresden Airport Terminated
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport Base
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Base
Hamburg Hamburg Airport Base
Hanover Hannover Airport Terminated
Leipzig/Halle Leipzig/Halle Airport Base
Munich Munich Airport Base
Nuremberg Nuremberg Airport Terminated
Paderborn Paderborn Lippstadt Airport Terminated
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport Base
Sylt Sylt Airport Terminated
Greece Chania Chania International Airport Seasonal
Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal
Kalamata Kalamata International Airport Seasonal
Karpathos Karpathos Island National Airport Terminated
Kavala Kavala International Airport Seasonal
Kefalonia Kephalonia International Airport Seasonal
Kos Kos International Airport Seasonal
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal
Preveza/Lefkada Aktion National Airport Seasonal
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal
Samos Samos International Airport Seasonal
Santorini Santorini (Thira) International Airport Seasonal
Sitia Sitia Public Airport Terminated
Skiathos Skiathos International Airport Seasonal
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Airport Seasonal
Volos Nea Anchialos National Airport Seasonal
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal
Grenada St. George's Maurice Bishop International Airport Begins 20 November 2022
Guadeloupe Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport Terminated
India Goa Dabolim Airport Terminated
Italy Cagliari Cagliari Elmas Airport Terminated
Catania Catania–Fontanarossa Airport Terminated
Comiso Comiso Airport Terminated
Lamezia Terme Lamezia Terme International Airport Seasonal
Naples Naples International Airport Terminated
Olbia Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport Seasonal
Jamaica Montego Bay Sangster International Airport
Kenya Mombasa Moi International Airport
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Terminated
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminated
Maldives Gan Gan International Airport Terminated
Malé Velana International Airport
Malta Valletta Malta International Airport Terminated
Martinique Fort-de-France Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport Terminated
Mauritius Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport
Montenegro Tivat Tivat Airport Terminated
Morocco Agadir Agadir–Al Massira Airport Terminated
Marrakesh Marrakesh Menara Airport Terminated
Myanmar Yangon Yangon International Airport Terminated
Namibia Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport
Panama Panama City Tocumen International Airport Terminated
Portugal Funchal Madeira Airport
Porto Santo Porto Santo Airport Terminated
Puerto Rico San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Terminated
Romania Constanța Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport Terminated
Russia Sochi Sochi International Airport Terminated
Seychelles Mahé Seychelles International Airport Terminated
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport Seasonal
Spain Arrecife Lanzarote Airport
Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport
Ibiza Ibiza Airport Seasonal
Jerez de la Frontera Jerez Airport
Las Palmas Gran Canaria Airport
Málaga Málaga Airport Seasonal
Menorca Menorca Airport Terminated
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport
Santa Cruz de La Palma La Palma Airport
Tenerife Tenerife South Airport
Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport Terminated
St Lucia Vieux Fort Hewanorra International Airport Terminated
Switzerland Zürich Zürich Airport Base
Tanzania Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro International Airport Terminated
Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Terminated
Phuket Phuket International Airport Terminated
Trinidad and Tobago Scarborough Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport Resumes 20 November 2022
Tunisia Djerba Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Terminated
Enfidha Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport Terminated
Monastir Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport Terminated
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport
Bodrum Milas–Bodrum Airport Terminated
Dalaman Dalaman Airport Terminated
İzmir İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport Terminated
United Arab Emirates Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport Terminated
Dubai International Airport Terminated
Sharjah Sharjah International Airport Terminated
United States Anchorage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Seasonal
Austin Austin–Bergstrom International Airport Terminated
Baltimore Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Seasonal
Boston Logan International Airport Seasonal
Denver Denver International Airport Terminated
Stapleton International Airport Airport Closed
Fairbanks Fairbanks International Airport Seasonal
Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport Terminated
Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport
Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport
Minneapolis Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Seasonal
New Orleans Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Terminated
New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport
Orlando Orlando International Airport Terminated
Phoenix Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Seasonal
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh International Airport Terminated
Portland, OR Portland International Airport Seasonal
Providence Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport Terminated
San Diego San Diego International Airport Terminated
San Francisco San Francisco International Airport Seasonal
Seattle Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Venezuela Porlamar Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport Terminated