Thomas Cook Re-launches Condor as Low-Cost Airline

After fifty years in the travel business, German group Thomas Cook is reinventing Condor Airlines with a completely different approach and making it the first and only German carrier to offer low-budget fares for long-haul trips.

Plane tickets now costs €99 per passenger for flights to the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. The company’s front office indicated that mid and short distance flights could be booked for as low as €29, depending on the end destination.

Execs from Thomas Cook Germany announced their intention to “embark on this new marketing strategy with a view to compete with low-cost airlines in terms of airfares and put Condor on top of the list,” said Ralf Teckentrup, a member of Thomas Cook AG’s Board of Directors and head of airlines within the consortium.

The new Condor wants to tap into the long-haul market and become the first German airline ever to offer cheap prices for destinations in the Caribbean, the Americas and Asia. Long-haul flights can now be booked for roughly half the usual retail price.

At the same time, Condor will differ from low-cost carriers with its traditional prepaid onboard service and Comfort Class for long-haul trippers, an option that allows a more customized service and more comfort during flights at just a small extra charge contained in the plane ticket’s face value.