Germanwings seem to be – well – spreading their wings further. The Lufthansa owned carrier will be operating the Cologne to London route on behalf of the Lufthansa.
Germanwings growth is accelerating in the UK. It has been announced they will Already they will be running to the UK:
- Stuttgart to Heathrow (Commencing February)
- Stuttgart to Manchester (Commencing July)
Cologne to London will be the 3rd route to be swapped, due to commence in March.
The changes replacing services operated by Contact Air and Lufthansa Cityline. The Cologne-London LHR route will be a swap from BMI wet lease for Lufthansa to Germanwings.
Germanwings will also continue to offer its services out of London Stansted as well. Saying that – they are a Low Cost Carrier. Now remember everyone when they say “Low Cost Carrier”, it means “Lower Cost – to the airline”. So if you want useful things like checked luggage, snacks and drinks onboard – it’s time to open your wallet (unless you buy their Best Seat option).
However, the good (if that’s the loosest possible use of the word good in the world) news is that Germanwings flights now qualify for Miles and More points and Status credits.