SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Oct. 7 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Eurowings, a German low-cost airline dependent on Lufthansa, will connect Tenerife South Airport with the cities of Hannover (Germany) and Graz (Austria) starting this winter.
In a statement, the vice president of the Cabildo and Minister of Tourism, Lope Afonso, pointed out that these new routes will allow “to open the range of options in a traditional reference market, and that in turn anticipates us from the point of view of capacity.” “a more than notable winter 2023-2024”.
Meanwhile, the CEO of Tenerife Tourism, Dimple Melwani, pointed out that the new routes “will boost the arrival of travelers who wish to explore Tenerife from Germany and Austria, which lacked connectivity from these cities through Eurowings, being key in the improvement the connectivity of the Island”.
In the case of Hanover, the group’s operations with the German city this season offer around 5,900 new seats starting on October 30, on two weekly flights, scheduled for Mondays and Fridays, in an Airbus 320 with a capacity 180 seats.
The forecast of regular capacity for the next winter season from Germany registers a growth of 7.6% compared to the previous winter, and a balance of almost 34% more than in the winter before the pandemic, according to the Analysis of the Tenerife Tourism Research Department.
Meanwhile, regarding Graz, Eurowings will have around 6,800 new seats from October to March next year. A direct operation to Tenerife from the Austrian city that will begin on October 4, providing service twice a week and adding to the 3,960 seats offered by the same company from Salzburg, according to available data.
The global balance of regular capacity from Austria, taking into account the offer of all companies (Ryanair, Austrian Airline and the Wizz Air group), reflects positive data for winter 2023/2024, with an improvement in regular offer of 49% .
