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Condor is a German leisure airline that was established in 1955. You have likely seen its boldly painted planes at airports in Europe or the United States. Its base of operations is at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and it flies to Africa, Asia, North America, and South America. The airline has been expanding quite a bit in the past few years with lots of new longhaul flights. Now, it looks like several of these are getting the axe next summer.
Condor announces it will cancel 6 cities in North America:
• San Antonio (SAT)
• Phoenix (PHX)
• Baltimore (BWI)
• Minneapolis (MSP)
• Halifax (YHZ)
• Edmonton (YEG)Unfortunately for San Antonio, they now lose their only transatlantic flight. pic.twitter.com/ZbhHSoF2en
— Ishrion Aviation (@IshrionA) December 24, 2024
The cuts were first reported by aviation watchdog, @IshrionA. Cities include:
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- Edmonton International Airport (YEG)
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
- San Antonio International Airport (SAT)
Perhaps the most notable among these cuts is San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to/from Frankfurt Airport (FRA). The route was announced in September 2023.
THIS IS HUGE! Germany & beyond just got a whole lot closer. SAT is THRILLED to announce nonstops from the Alamo City to Frankfurt, Germany will launch next May on @condor! Thank you Condor Airlines for investing in SA. Check out what you’ll experience at https://t.co/SqYKPxergR pic.twitter.com/bUpqQ4Xr9I
— San Antonio International Airport (@SATairport) September 21, 2023
The route started in May 2024 and was San Antonio’s only transatlantic route. Baltimore, Edmonton, and Phoenix will lose their only nonstop routes to Germany with these cuts. Discover Airlines will continue to serve Halifax and Minneapolis.
Condor’s biggest issue is the competition in its own backyard. Lufthansa is markedly larger and has a huge feeder network of flights to its mega hub in Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Condor cannot compete with the sheer number of flights that Lufthansa feeds through there. It relies on traffic from the local area and there is not enough to sustain all of these routes.
Anthony’s Take: I’ve flown Condor once and it was a fine experience. It makes sense to cut unprofitable routes. We’ll see if it adds any other routes for next summer or doubles down on any existing ones.
(Featured Image Credit: Condor.)
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Condor to BNA this Summer. Book it Dano…..