Upgrades to a higher travel class now possible by bidding
Guests set their desired price within a specified range
Price proposals can be submitted online up to 60 hours before departure
Since the end of January, Discover Airlines guests have been able to bid for an upgrade to a higher travel class themselves before their flight. The leisure airline is thus adopting the upgrade model already f
Discover Airlines was once again successfully validated in accordance with the European EMAS Regulation (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) for the 2024 reporting year.
The Lufthansa Group's leisure airline underwent its first audit by the internationally recognized rating agency Skytrax – and was immediately awarded a 4-star rating in the Leisure Airline category. This means that the young airline has achieved the second-highest rating in the industry right from the start – there is currently no airline with a higher rating in this category.
With a ceremonial groundbreaking, Discover Airlines CEO Bernd Bauer and Monica Imanga, founder of the Namibian organization Home of Good Hope, officially launched the construction of a new aid facility for children and young people in Windhoek on October 20.
Discover Airlines, the Lufthansa Group's leisure airline, is continuing its growth trajectory and expanding its fleet to 40 aircraft by mid-2028. The future flagship of the long-haul fleet is set to be the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900. From mid-2027, the plan is to gradually integrate four of these particularly efficient and comfortable aircraft into the fleet.
Discover Airlines and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a National Football League (NFL) team, are continuing their successful collaboration: the marketing partnership announced a year ago will not only be extended but also strategically expanded.
Ulrich Lindner will become the new CEO of Discover Airlines on December 1, 2025. He will take over from Bernd Bauer, who currently holds the dual role of CEO of the two Lufthansa Group leisure airlines Discover Airlines and Edelweiss in Switzerland.
(N)ice! From August 14 to 17, Discover Airlines will be turning the Pallina ice cream parlor in the heart of Frankfurt into a very special “ice cream paradise.” Just in time for the last weekend of the summer holidays in Hesse, the Frankfurt-based leisure airline is bringing that perfect vacation feeling right into the city center – just in time for the warm summer weather that is picking up again
Discover Airlines is now offering its guests a particularly convenient way to get in touch: customer service is now also available via WhatsApp. The leisure airline is thus supplementing its existing channels with a further, state-of-the-art communication channel.
Last Friday, Discover Airlines received the German Design Award 2025 in the main category ‘Excellent Communications Design’ at a festive ceremony in Frankfurt.
In December 2024, the environmental management system at Discover Airlines was externally audited for the first time as part of a two-day audit and certified in accordance with the demanding European environmental management standard EMAS without any objections.
Sascha Unterbarnscheidt will become the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Accountable Manager of Discover Airlines from March 2025, after successful replacement at Eurowings.
