How to Book Travel on Germanwings

Since the mid-1990s, a number of low-cost airlines have been launched in Europe, offering cheap no-frills flights to European and international destinations. Germanwings, based in Germany, is one of these low-cost carriers. The company has a good reputation for providing decent service and regularly scheduled flights.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

Book Travel on Germanwings

1. Visit the Germanwings Web site (see Resources below).
2. Search for a flight by selecting your travel dates, destinations and preferences in the "Flight Search" box. You can also search for flights by clicking on the "Booking" tab.
3. Click on the "Help & Contact" link in the upper right corner of the homepage if you have questions.
4. Book a flight over the phone by calling Germanwings at 011 ([phone].

Know Your Airline

5. Originally named Eurowings Flug GmbH, Germanwings was founded in 1997, but the airline did not operate its first flights until late 2002.
6. The airline has hubs in Cologne Bonn Airport and Stuttgart Airport, with secondary hubs in Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport and Hamburg Airport.
7. Germanwings currently has a fleet of 24 aircraft made up of Airbus A319-100s and Airbus A320-200s.
8. Germanwings offers flights to over 65 destinations in the region.
9. Thomas Winkelmann and Dr. Joachim Klein currently head Germanwings.
10. Germanwings is owned by Eurowings, so you can contact the latter if need be.

Tips & Warnings

• Guests can enjoy the Boomerang Club frequent flier reward program when they choose Germanwings.
• All phone numbers include the United States international prefix "011." When calling internationally from outside the United States, check which prefix to use. All country codes are within parentheses and begin with a "+" sign.