I had pretty much settled on flying Lufthansa to Frankfurt (leaving from Orlando) but then saw it's really Discover Airlines. Reviews I'm finding are not good, and I'd like to hear what people who use the RS travel forum report. I don't care about Wifi on the plane, but do care about flight cancellations (and lost luggage), and also of course about safety.
Posted by
Lexington, KY (formerly Southeast US)
4717 posts
Discover Airlines is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. Lufthansa has turned some long-haul flying over to this "quality leisure airline" subsidiary, including Orlando-Frankfurt flights. As an aside, Lufthansa LOVES wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Read Discover Airlines' profile of itself on its website: https://www.discover-airlines.com/en/our-company/
OR
Read Discover Airlines history on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discover_Airlines
I would expect any sort of cancellation would result in rebooking through Lufthansa's channels, including Star Alliance partners like United, but you may want to call to find out how that would work.
Posted by
OP
Bloomington
39 posts
Thanks for your replies.
Posted by
Lexington, KY (formerly Southeast US)
4717 posts
As an aside, Lufthansa LOVES wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Not really.
Respectfully, all of the following are wholly-owned by Lufthansa...
Air Brussels
Austrian Airlines
Eurowings based in Düsseldorf (with its subsidiary Eurowings Europe that is based in Malta)
Discover Airlines (formerly Eurowings Discover)
Swiss Airlines
Lufthansa Regional (with subsidiaries Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa CityLine, and Lufthansa City -- the last began operations in summer 2024 with the stated goal of filling markets that Lufthansa CityLine cannot fill -- though unions say it exists only to circumvent union agreements)
Plus 50% ownership in SunExpress (joint venture with Turkish Airlines)
Plus approval for 41% ownership of ITA Airlines (with planned full control in the future)