Condor Extends Seattle SEATAC to Frankfurt Service to Year-Round in Winter 2016

FRANKFURT, GERMANY--(Marketwired - Feb 22, 2016) - Condor is continuing Seattle to Frankfurt service from summer seasonal to year-round. Starting April 18^th thru October 31^st Condor will operate up to five weekly flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in each direction. The winter timetable comes into effect on Monday November 3^rd 2016 and applies until Thursday April 27^th 2017 with two weekly flights on Mondays and Thursdays allowing passengers to conveniently travel from the West Coast to the heart of Europe and beyond during the winter months.

Frankfurt is a highly populated city in the center of Germany and the financial heartbeat of continental Europe. The densely populated "Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region" is the second largest metropolitan region in Germany. Located in the central western part of the country, this region stretches over parts of the states of Hesse, Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate. Major cities within this region include Frankfurt am Main, Mainz, Wiesbaden or Aschaffenburg. The region consists of a rich cultural landscape, offering everything from national museums, theatres, operas, pulsating nightlife, ski-resorts and great Christmas markets during the Holiday season and much more. Frankfurt is an excellent starting point for tours throughout Germany and Europe.

"The expansion of our service between SEATAC and Frankfurt with flights throughout the year shows clearly how important the Pacific Northwest market is for Condor. Seattle is a growing year-round destination for us. The demand for passengers wanting to travel to Germany and all over Europe with Condor is significantly growing. Germany is also great destination in the fall and winter. Travelers can experience the colors of the fall or simply stroll across the thousands of enchanting Christmas markets," said Titus Johnson, Vice President North America & Caribbean Region for Condor.

Condor Flugdienst GmbH has been flying its passengers to the world's most beautiful holiday destinations since 1956. On an annual basis, more than 7 million passengers fly with Condor to around 75 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. 2016 the leisure airline will celebrate its 60^st birthday with various promotions, as for example an anniversary livery on an airplane of its fleet. Regular news about the anniversary can be found at http://60years.condor.com/. Since 2013, the German airline Condor, is part of the Thomas Cook Group Airlines to which the Thomas Cook Airlines UK, Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia also belong. The fleet of the airlines in the Thomas Cook Group comprises 91 modern and environmentally friendly aircraft, of which 42 aircraft are in the Condor fleet: 9 Airbus A320s, 7 Airbus A321, 13 Boeing 757-300s and 13 Boeing 767-300s. The aircraft are maintained by the airline's own technical operations. Condor is enjoying great popularity among German people and can refer to itself as "Brand of the Year 2015." This is the finding of a ranking carried out by the market research institute YouGov on behalf of the German business newspaper Handelsblatt, based on 700,000 online surveys. In the "Mobility" category, Condor achieved very good survey results. The annual "Brand of the Year 2015" distinction awards prizes to the strongest brands from various industries from a consumer viewpoint.
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