Eurowings Europe has launched its first flight from Vienna to Alicante June 23. The company received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) in Austria recently. Its first Airbus A320 is based in Vienna and the fleet should grow to up to three aircraft by October. By the end of June, the network will include service from Vienna to Bastia (France), Rome, Hanover (Germany), Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Valencia (Spain) and London Stansted. From the end of October, the number of destinations will rise to 15, including Italy’s Pisa and Spain’s Fuerteventura and Jerez de la Frontera. The company expects to transport around one million passengers in its first full year of operations. Other bases in Europe are under evaluation, but no further details are available.<br/>