Private company

Germanwings

Low-cost airline of Germany (1997–2020)

Germanwings GmbH was a German low-cost airline wholly owned by Lufthansa from January 2009 which operated under the Eurowings brand. It was based in Cologne with hubs at Cologne Bonn Airport, Stuttgart Airport, Hamburg Airport, Berlin Tegel Airport, and Munich Airport.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1996Founded¹

HeadquartersCologne¹
Founded inDüsseldorf¹
Websitewww.germanwings.com
Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung¹

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Lufthansa since 2005

Former owners and parents

Eurowings 1996 to 2005
Lufthansa Group Jan 1, 2009 to Apr 7, 2020

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

Mar 24, 2020Dissolved Dissolved¹
Jan 1, 2009Acquired Acquired by Lufthansa Group¹
2005Acquired Acquired by Lufthansa¹
1996Founded Founded in Düsseldorf¹
1996Acquired Acquired by Eurowings¹

Sources

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1
WikidataGermanwings on Wikidata
2
WikipediaGermanwings on Wikipedia