The Port of Seattle today welcomed Condor Airlines’ new nonstop seasonal service to Munich, Germany with the inaugural flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The Port of Seattle Fire Department greeted the Seattle-made Boeing 767 with the traditional water cannon salute as it arrived to Sea-Tac Airport. The new, twice-weekly seasonal service features a 259 seat Boeing 767 with three classes of service — business, premium economy and economy.
Munich adds to Condor’s service expansion from Sea-Tac, which extended existing Frankfurt service to year-round flights. Sea-Tac has become Condor’s largest U.S. gateway along with Las Vegas. Earlier this year, Condor became a mileage partner with Alaska Airlines, allowing passengers to earn and redeem with Alaska’s Mileage Plan.
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Munich is Germany’s third biggest city and 12th largest in the European Union with a regional population close to six million. The Bavarian capital is a business hub, with 90 of the country’s 1,000 largest companies based there, including BMW, Allianz, and Siemens. On the leisure side, Seattle craft beer lovers now get a direct connection to the iconic home of Oktoberfest, which runs from September 17 to October 3.
Flight schedule
| Flight DE 2036 | Flight DE 2037 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depart MUC | Arrive SEA | Depart SEA | Depart SEA | |
| Wednesday | 13:10 | 15:15 | 17:15 | 12:45+1 |
| Saturday | 10:10 | 12:15 | 14:15 | 09:45+1 |
*Seasonal service runs from June 21 to Oct 28, 2017
International growth at Sea-Tac
- In addition to Munich, Sea-Tac will add new nonstop service to Mexico City, Cologne, Germany and London Gatwick later this year.
- International passenger traffic up 12 percent in 2017 (compared w/2016)
- International passenger traffic up 11 percent in 2016 from compared to 2015.
- Six new international airlines since 2016
- (Aeromexico, Eurowings, Norwegian,Virgin Atlantic, Volaris and Xiamen)
Sea-Tac has set annual passenger records for the past six years, totaling 45.7 million in 2016 — 3.4 million more passengers than in 2015. The 8 percent passenger growth rate is Sea-Tac’s second largest in the past 20 years, only topped by 2015’s 12.9 percent increase. Sea-Tac is one of the fastest growing large hub airports in the U.S. and is the 9th busiest based on total passengers for the past three years.
About Condor Airlines:
Condor Flugdienst GmbH has been flying its guests to the most beautiful holiday destinations in the world since 1956. The airline is celebrating its 60th birthday with various promotions available on this link. Annually, more than 7 million passengers fly with Condor to about 75 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Condor is part of the Thomas Cook Group Airlines. Condor’s aircraft feature a “sunny heart” on the tail to show the airline is putting its heart into every flight.
