Condor takes delivery of its first Airbus A330-200 and adds North Atlantic routes
Condor took delivery of an ex-Etihad Airways A330-200 on Feb. 9th. The Airbus A330s will have 262 or 256 seats, with the business class, in particular, being a significant upgrade for Condor’s passengers.
The A330s will begin revenue-generating flights on Sunday, May 1st, according to schedules submitted to OAG. The first flight will be between Frankfurt and Palma, just 778 miles (1,252km) apart. Mallorca is enormously popular with Germans, with 11 million seats for sale involving 25 German airports in 2019.
It’d be logical to assume the aircraft are to increase capacity, especially during the summer, aided by the withdrawal of Condor’s Boeing 767-300ERs in 2020. However, the main reason seems to be to train 400+ crew members ahead of the carrier’s incoming A330neos, with the first of 16 due later in 2022.
Condors current widebody fleet:
- Airbus A330-200 are to be leased for two years for training purposes prior to the A330neo deliveries.
- Airbus A330-900neo deliveries to begin 2022, replacing Boeing 767-300ER.
- Boeing 767-300ER are all to be retired by 2024 and replaced by Airbus A330-900. Condor is Germany’s last operator of Boeing 767-300ER
German airline Condor has revealed its summer 2022 route network from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) across the Atlantic to North America. The carrier has plans to fly to 16 destinations, including 12 in the United States, this summer. This includes new nonstop service to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston. Condor & simpleflying.com