Condor's first revenue-generating A330neo flight is on December 18th from Frankfurt to Mauritius, according to the latest Cirium schedules information. It comes as the airline's first A330-900 is prepared for delivery. The German leisure airline will deploy its 310-seat A330neos to five destinations this northern winter, rising to 15 next summer. Here's the latest as of December 2nd.
The first revenue flight
While it may change, the inaugural commercial departure is set for Sunday, December 18th, nicely in time for Christmas. It'll replace the ex-Etihad A330-200s, which replaced the aging 767-300ERs on the route in October.
Flight DE2314 will depart Frankfurt at 16:10 and arrive in Mauritius, 5,703 miles (9,177km) away, at 06:40. The first revenue flight to Germany will be on December 19th, with DE2315 departing the island at 08:30 and returning home at 17:35.
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Winter A330neo routes
The list of routes is shown below. Despite starting later than others, Frankfurt-Punta Cana has the most services. Note that 'up to' refers to the maximum weekly frequency at any time in the winter. It doesn't mean flights are always at that level.
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Frankfurt to... |
A330neo start date |
Winter A330neo flights |
Find flights |
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Mauritius |
December 18th |
Up to 4 weekly |
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Maldives |
December 21st |
Up to 3 weekly |
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Punta Cana |
January 16th |
Up to 1 daily |
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Seattle |
January 16th |
Up to 3 weekly |
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Varadero |
January 20th |
Up to 2 weekly |
From mid-January, Condor will have up to 3 daily A330neo departures from Frankfurt. On February 10th, for example, there are outbound flights at 10:00 (Punta Cana), 10:45 (Varadero), and 16:10 (Mauritius). Its A330neo deliveries will be ramping up then and gain even faster speed as the northern summer approaches.
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What about the summer?
Things change significantly in the all-important northern summer, starting on Sunday, March 26th. Condor's A330neo network jumps to 15, with a predictably enormous emphasis on North America. Like in the winter, frequencies vary significantly depending on the month, with the maximum provided below.
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Frankfurt to... |
A330neo start date |
Summer A330neo flights |
Find flights |
|---|---|---|---|
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Male |
Continues from winter |
Up to 3 weekly (ends May, returns Sep) |
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Mauritius |
Continues from winter |
Up to 4 weekly |
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Punta Cana |
Continues from winter |
Up to 6 weekly |
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Seattle |
Continues from winter |
Up to 1 daily |
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Varadero |
Continues from winter |
1 weekly (ends April 28th) |
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Cancun |
April 16th |
Up to 6 weekly |
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San Francisco |
May 1st |
Up to 1 daily |
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JFK |
May 1st |
Up to 4 weekly |
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Las Vegas |
May 2nd |
3 weekly |
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Toronto |
May 3rd |
Up to 6 weekly |
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Vancouver |
May 3rd |
Up to 3 weekly |
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Los Angeles |
May 19th |
Up to 6 weekly |
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Portland (Oregon) |
May 23rd |
Up to 3 weekly |
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Mombasa/Zanzibar |
September 7th |
2 weekly |
Up to 9 daily departures
Departing flights from Frankfurt will peak at 9, although only on four occasions, all in September. On September 7th, for example, these are planned: 09:30 (Las Vegas), 11:15 (Los Angeles), 11:45 (JFK), 14:05 (Vancouver), 14:05 (Seattle), 15:10 (San Francisco), 16:00 (Cancun), 16:15 (Punta Cana), and 21:50 (Frankfurt-Mombasa-Zanzibar).
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