- Condor is shifting long-haul strategy to larger US cities.
- The airline lost a preferential feed arrangement with Lufthansa in 2025.
- Condor added an interline agreement with American Airlines.
- Condor will launch Frankfurt to Chicago from 14 May 2027.
- Condor sees opportunity in Latin America, especially Mexico.
Condor has shifted its long-haul strategy to larger US cities and new partnerships after losing a preferential feed arrangement with Lufthansa in 2025. The airline ended routes to mid-sized markets including Baltimore and San Antonio. Condor now focuses on larger cities and interline partners.
Condor unveiled an interline agreement with American Airlines in September. Travellers can connect at Boston, Los Angeles, New York JFK and Chicago O’Hare from May. Condor’s sole US addition next year is a daily Frankfurt to Chicago service from 14 May to 12 September 2027 using an Airbus A330-900.
Condor added Frankfurt flights to Barcelona, London Gatwick and Venice this year. The airline continues flights to Anchorage and Portland with Alaska Airlines partnership. Condor sees opportunity in Latin America, especially Mexico.
Peter Gerber shared “If you have such a huge long-haul fleet at Condor and you have the geographic situation in Germany, obviously you can’t operate long-haul fleets without feed.”
