Summary
- Condor Airlines is now offering flights between Frankfurt and Miami, a part of a network that spans 18 North American cities.
- The airline will deploy its Airbus A330-900s on the route.
- The one other carrier flying between the 2 airports is Lufthansa, which uses its Boeing 747-8s to operate the route.
Condor Airlines has announced that it would be launching flights between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) and Miami International Airport (MIA). The services might be operated thrice per week, with the route being online year-round.
18th North American city from Frankfurt
Condor detailed that together with MIA, the airline will operate flights to 18 North American cities from FRA, including 12 cities within the US and 6 in Canada. The airline noted that flight times are optimized to enable onward connections from the German airport.
Nevertheless, speaking in regards to the recent route, Peter Gerber, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Condor, highlighted that it was a fantastic pleasure to introduce the airline’s Airbus A330-900 on the route between FRA and MIA, that are separated by 4,200 nautical miles (7,778 kilometers).
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The German leisure airline will deploy its Airbus A330-900 on the route, with Condor highlighting that the widebody aircraft consumes half a gallon of fuel per passenger per 62 miles (99.7 kilometers) flown, which is much below the industry’s average.
Its A330-900 aircraft accommodates 310 passengers with 4 Prime Seats (an upgraded business class product), 26 business class, 64 premium economy, and 216 economy class seats. Speaking about its business class product, Condor highlighted that its lie-flat seats are configured in a 1-2-1 layout, offering direct aisle access for all passengers.
Photo: Condor Airlines
The seat converts right into a bed with a length of 78 inches (1.9 meters) and a width of 19” (48.2 centimeters). The in-flight entertainment offers the most recent movies, TV series, podcasts, and games, accessible through the 17” 4K screen that could be controlled via touch or a handheld remote control.
Meanwhile, the 4 Prime Seats can accommodate as much as two passengers in the event that they want to dine together, with a bigger 24” IFE screen. Moreover, passengers flying on this class receive a premium travel kit, in-flight pajamas, and a premium snack basket.
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Competing with Lufthansa’s Boeing 747-8
the flight schedule data provided by the aviation analytics company Cirium, other than Condor, Lufthansa is the one airline flying between FRA and MIA. The German airline, which utilizes FRA as one in all its German hubs, has scheduled seven weekly one-way flights between the 2 airports, utilizing a Boeing 747-8 in July 2024.
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As such, while Condor’s three-weekly flight converts into 930 weekly seats, Lufthansa offers 2,548 weekly one-way seats on the route. Nevertheless, Lufthansa doesn’t fly between its other hub, Munich Airport (MUC), to MIA, leading to FRA being the one German gateway to the Floridan city.
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