airlinenavigato wrote:But Condor is dependent of the connecting flights from Lufthansa. A judge may rule that LH doesn't need to do that anymore.
I'm not too familiar with this arrangement. Is this legal termination you mentioned something likely to happen or just a hypothetical? How does it differ from a codeshare/interline agreement, which I would think benefits LH as much as it benefits DE or they wouldn't participate in it?
We know that European leisure airlines have a tougher time staying afloat than their American counterparts, but Condor seems to have a solid foundation in a city that should continue to provide them a passenger base. They largely serve a separate purpose from LH (business versus leisure). As far as Eurowings Discover, I don't see why they're any more of a threat than Eurowings itself was.