German airlines offer regular flights to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, North America, South America and the Caribbean, and its main base is Frankfurt am Main.īy checking the box, providing your email address, and clicking “Subscribe,” (collectively) you consent to the processing of your personal data (in the scope given in the form above) by S.A. The lines, however, returned to their name Condor Flugdienst. During this period the name of the line changed to Thomas Cook powered by Condor. From 2000, Lufthansa's shares in Condor were gradually acquired by British charter airlines Thomas Cook Airlines, until in 2009 Condor lines were taken over by them. About 20 years later, German airlines in cooperation with Turkish Airlines, bearing in mind the leisure traffic on the Germany – Turkey route, launched SunExpress airlines, and in 1991 Condor airlines were the first among charter airlines to introduce a ticket in a more comfortable booking class than economical. Condor has also been providing charter flights since 1965. The first long-haul carrier was launched by the carrier in 1962 and it was flights to Kenya, Thailand and Sri Lanka. The original name was Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH, but after being taken over by Condor-Luftreederei in 1961, it was changed to Condor Flugdienst.
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Considering the size of the fleet and the number of passengers served, it is the third largest German airline. Airlines Condor Airlines is the largest holiday carrier not only in Germany, but also in the world.