Editing Germanwings (section)

==Corporate affairs==
[[File:Germanwings Headquarter 2015 1.jpg|thumb|Germanwings' head office in [[Cologne]]]]
[[File:Germanwings - cabin best seats.jpg|thumb|Cabin of a Germanwings aircraft]]
===Service concept===
Germanwings had offered three fare types since 2013. ''Basic'' was no-frills and offered no inclusive catering and only hand luggage. ''Best'' included hold baggage, inclusive snacks and drinks as well as access to some lounges for tier members of Miles&More.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.germanwings.com/en/Service/Booking_and_changing_a_booking_What_are_the_different_fares.htm|title=What fares are available?|access-date=26 March 2015|archive-date=2 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193841/http://www.germanwings.com/en/Service/Booking_and_changing_a_booking_What_are_the_different_fares.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Smart'' and ''Best'' more or less corresponded to the Lufthansa service offered on the routes taken over by Germanwings. The fleet was only equipped with [[economy class]].

Germanwings offered ''Sky Bistro'' (''Bord Shop'' in German), a [[buy on board]] food and drinks programme.<ref>"[http://www.germanwings.com/de/downloads/Speisekarte_4U.pdf]." ''Germanwings''. Retrieved on 19 July 2012.</ref> The airline provided an inflight magazine, a bi-monthly German and English magazine called ''GW''. While the primary editorial focus was rooted in Germanwings destinations, the content was not exclusively about travel.<ref>[http://www.ink-live.com/emagazines/german-wings-magazine/1051/april-2012/ Germanwings – Magazine :: Apr 2012 — Ink eMagazines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501062429/http://ink-live.com/emagazines/german-wings-magazine/1051/april-2012/ |date=2012-05-01 }}. Ink-live.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-01.</ref>

Germanwings booking service provided ''Blind Booking'', a unique option that allowed passengers to choose one of Germanwings' base airports, select a category of destination (e.g. Party, Gay-friendly or Culture) and then purchase a round-trip ticket via a random lottery process from among the cities in the category. Such tickets were often priced lower than the corresponding ticket to the same destination, and Germanwings e-mails its customers with details of their destination shortly after the purchase.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.germanwings.com/skysales/BlindBooking.aspx?culture=en-GB|title=Blind Booking|access-date=26 March 2015|archive-date=30 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430143747/https://www.germanwings.com/skysales/BlindBooking.aspx?culture=en-GB|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Business trends===
Germanwings had been wholly owned by Lufthansa since 1 January 2009; formal reporting since then had been within the Group Accounts. From 2012, Germanwings figures had been reported only within the 'Lufthansa Passenger Airline Group', and have not generally been available separately. The key known trends for Germanwings are shown below (as at year ending 31 December):

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
|- 
! 
! 2008
! 2009
! 2010
! 2011
! 2012
! 2013
! 2014
! 2015
|-
| align=left|Turnover (€m)
| 628
| 580
| 630
| 687
| n/a
| n/a
| rowspan="5" colspan="2"|Separate <br>data no<br> longer <br>available
|-
| align=left|Profits ([[EBITDA]]) (€m)
| 39
| 63
| {{color|red|−9}}
| {{color|red|−15}}
| n/a
| n/a
|-
| align=left|Number of employees (at year end)
| 1,046
| 1,111
| 1,272
| 1,274
| 1,352
| 2,073
|-
| align=left|Number of passengers (m)
| 7.6
| 7.2
| 7.7
| 7.5
| 7.8
| 16
|-
| align=left|Passenger load factor (%)
| n/a
| n/a
| 77.2
| 78.2
| n/a
| n/a
|-
| align=left|Number of aircraft (at year end)
| 25
| 26
| 30
| 30
| 32
| 67
| 84
| 62
|-
| align=left|<small>''Notes/sources''</small>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investor-relations.lufthansa.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2008-e.pdf |title=Annual Report 2008 |publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=1 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711024003/http://investor-relations.lufthansa.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2008-e.pdf |archive-date=11 July 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Annual Report 2009">{{cite web |url=http://reports.lufthansa.com/2009/ar/groupmanagementreport/businesssegmentperformance/passengerairlinegroup/germanwings.html?cat=b |title=Annual Report 2009 |publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=1 January 2013}}</ref>
|<ref name="Annual Report 2009"/>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reports.lufthansa.com/2010/ar/groupmanagementreport/businesssegmentperformance/passengerairlinegroup/germanwings.html?cat=m |title=Annual Report 2010 |publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=1 January 2013}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reports.lufthansa.com/2011/ar/servicepages/search.php?q=germanwings&pageID=15100&cat=b |title=Annual Report 2011 |publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=1 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://investor-relations.lufthansa.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/traffic-figures/Lufthansa/2011/LH-Investor-Info-2011-12-e.pdf |title=Investor Info 2011 |publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=1 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824073752/http://investor-relations.lufthansa.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/traffic-figures/Lufthansa/2011/LH-Investor-Info-2011-12-e.pdf |archive-date=24 August 2012 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2012-e.pdf |title=Annual Report 2012 |publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=3 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.germanwings.com/downloads/Germanwings_Facts_and_Figures.pdf |title=Facts and Figures June 2013 |publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=3 July 2013 |archive-date=14 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814083217/https://www.germanwings.com/downloads/Germanwings_Facts_and_Figures.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/themen/de/germanwings/121130_PK_Presentation_d.pdf |title=Die neue Germanwings |publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=3 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309052551/http://www.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/themen/de/germanwings/121130_PK_Presentation_d.pdf |archive-date=9 March 2013 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.germanwings.com/de/downloads/Germanwings_Daten_und_Fakten.pdf |title=Facts and Figures March 2014|publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.germanwings.com/en/Fleet-and-Crew-Our-safety-concept.htm|title=Fleet & Crew - About Germanwings|access-date=28 December 2014|archive-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214212836/http://www.germanwings.com/en/Fleet-and-Crew-Our-safety-concept.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2014-e.pdf |title=Lufthansa Annual Report 2014|publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>
|
|}

In line with Lufthansa's declared business strategy, the transfer of European non-hub traffic from Lufthansa Passenger Airlines to Germanwings continued in 2014 and was completed successfully on 7 January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2014-e.pdf |title=Lufthansa Annual Report 2014|publisher=Lufthansa |access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref> (The increase in 2013 and 2014 figures was due to this intervening transfer of aircraft and routes from Lufthansa.)