Condor Airlines to Start Flying From Minneapolis (MSP) to Frankfurt (FRA) With Refurbished Boeing 767 Cabin

FRANKFURT, GERMANY--(Marketwired - Mar 17, 2014) - Condor Airlines has recently announced its new service between Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) and Minneapolis, MN (MSP). Flights will depart on Mondays and Thursdays with a Boeing 767-300 from June 26^th during the summer flight schedule. Besides Minneapolis' only nonstop connection to Germany, Condor is currently adding several more comfortable features to its flights between the Twin Cities and Frankfurt. Seven out of twelve aircraft are already equipped with a new interior. An all-new cabin with a modern and fresh design creates a welcoming feeling for passengers the moment they come on board. The refurbishment of the entire fleet will be finished in summer 2014. Business Class Passengers flying Condor across the Atlantic will then enjoy our award winning menu, special services and comfortable, fully-automatic reclining seats with a tilt angle of 170 degrees. Personal inflight entertainment is available in all classes and offers on demand movies, TV shows and more.

"We are excited to offer the only nonstop service between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Frankfurt, Germany this summer. But the icing on the cake will be our refurbished Boeing 767 cabin. Condor Airlines is an airline that identifies itself with quality, and the new cabin clearly indicates that we invest in our passenger's well-being," explains Ralf Teckentrup, Managing Director at Condor. "We know that not only passengers from Minneapolis but passengers from all Condor destinations will enjoy our new cabin product. For us, June 26^th cannot come soon enough."

Condor flights from Minneapolis to Frankfurt can be booked online at condor.com, through any travel agent or by phone 1-866-960-7915. Condor offers one-way flights from Minneapolis to Frankfurt for as little as $529.99 in Economy, $969.99 in Premium Economy Class, and $1369.99 in Business Class. Condor Airlines offers connecting flights from Frankfurt to many German and European destinations as well as "Rail and Fly" throughout Germany.

Condor Airlines has been flying its passengers to the world's most beautiful holiday destinations since 1956. On an annual basis, 6.7 million passengers fly with Condor to around 75 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Since 1 October 2013, the various companies in the Thomas Cook Group plc have been linked by a single symbol: the Sunny Heart. All Thomas Cook Group Airlines aircraft bear the Sunny Heart on their tail units to express their common identity. The fleet of airlines in the Thomas Cook Group comprises 86 modern and environmentally friendly aircraft, of which 39 aircraft are in the Condor fleet: 12 Airbus A320s, two Airbus A321s, 13 Boeing 757-300s and 12 Boeing 767-300s. The aircraft are maintained by the airline's own technical operations.