Eurowings adds air miles with new Munich routes
Eurowings outlined plans for new routes from Munich Wednesday, maintaining its rapid expansion but raising concerns that the airline is not paying enough attention to cutting costs. Lufthansa has made Eurowings its main focus in the battle with market leaders Ryanair and EasyJet for leisure passengers in Europe and a vehicle for consolidation. And it is set to become Europe's third largest low-cost carrier after deals to rent 33 crewed planes from Air Berlin and to take over Brussels Airlines lifts its fleet to 180 planes from 93 by 2018. Eurowings said it would fly to 32 destinations from Munich, traditionally a Lufthansa hub, from summer 2017, including tourist destinations in Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain, as well as London and Paris. <br/>
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Eurowings adds air miles with new Munich routes
Eurowings outlined plans for new routes from Munich Wednesday, maintaining its rapid expansion but raising concerns that the airline is not paying enough attention to cutting costs. Lufthansa has made Eurowings its main focus in the battle with market leaders Ryanair and EasyJet for leisure passengers in Europe and a vehicle for consolidation. And it is set to become Europe's third largest low-cost carrier after deals to rent 33 crewed planes from Air Berlin and to take over Brussels Airlines lifts its fleet to 180 planes from 93 by 2018. Eurowings said it would fly to 32 destinations from Munich, traditionally a Lufthansa hub, from summer 2017, including tourist destinations in Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain, as well as London and Paris. <br/>
