A new regular on the apron at Cologne Bonn Airport: Marabu Airlines opened a new base at the location today, Friday (October 11), to mark the start of the autumn vacations in North Rhine-Westphalia, and celebrated the first flights to and from Cologne/Bonn. The holiday airline's aircraft was greeted at the airport with a water fountain by the airport fire brigade, and passengers were welcomed at the gate with small gift bags from the airport and the airline.
“The opening of a base is always something special – and a reason to celebrate: we are very pleased to have Marabu Airlines as a new partner at our airport,” says Thilo Schmid, CEO of Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH. With initially one aircraft stationed at the airport, the sister airline of Condor will fly to three popular sunny destinations in the fall and winter: Today, the modern Airbus A320neo set course for Fuerteventura, followed by Tenerife on Saturday and the Egyptian resort of Hurghada on Sunday. “With flights to these sunny destinations, which are particularly popular in fall and winter, Marabu's commitment is an enrichment for our flight schedule and our passengers,” says Schmid.
Marabu has launched its program with two weekly flights to the Canary Islands Fuerteventura (Tuesdays, Fridays) and Tenerife (Thursdays, Saturdays) just in time for the start of the fall vacations. Hurghada is served three times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Sundays). During the fall vacations, the airline also offers three flights a week to Palma de Mallorca - always on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Return flights to the Rhineland are always on the same days of the week as the outbound flights.
All flights are already bookable. Since Marabu is a sister of Condor, tickets are sold by Condor and are available from travel agencies or via the website www.flymarabu.com.
About Marabu Airlines
Marabu Airlines OÜ was established in Tallinn, Estonia, in 2022 as a leisure travel airline for the European market. Since its first flight in spring 2023, Marabu has transported more than one million passengers. In 2024, Marabu flies to numerous popular holiday destinations. To handle the program, Marabu will expand its own fleet of modern Airbus A320neo aircraft from the current five to eight aircraft by spring 2025. In addition, Marabu relies on established and reliable partner airlines to operate flights on behalf of Marabu with its product and service. Like its sister airline Condor, Marabu is part of the Attestor Group. More information is available at www.flymarabu.com.