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Eurowings Discover To Commence Direct Flights From Frankfurt To The Kruger National Park​

Headlines / February 14, 2022 / 4 minutes of reading

• Eurowings Discover is the first intercontinental airline ever to introduce scheduled air services to the greater Kruger National Park region
• Lufthansa Group introduces brand new leisure airline Eurowings Discover to the South African market
• Three weekly direct flights from Frankfurt to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) from mid-November 2022

Eurowings Discover is the first intercontinental airline ever to start scheduled operations to South Africa’s largest national park. In its first season, between 15 November 2022 and 25 March 2023 Eurowings Discover will fly three times a week from Frankfurt to Mbombela, Kruger National Park, with a short stopover in Windhoek. Never before has the destination, which is particularly popular with holidaymakers from Germany, been reached faster and more directly.

New Lufthansa Group brand to service the South African market
Eurowings Discover has a strong commercial focus on leisure destinations on the African continent and the arrival of the airline in Mpumalanga signifies a new brand introduced by the Lufthansa Group to the South African market. Kruger Mpumalanga is the seventh destination offered by Eurowings Discover on the continent after already starting services from Frankfurt to Mombasa, Zanzibar, Mauritius and Windhoek, followed later by Victoria Falls and Kilimanjaro.

“We are very excited to be commencing scheduled flights to greater Kruger National Park region as the first intercontinental airline ever. Not only is it a truly unique destination but it also marks the first South African destination in our portfolio – needless to emphasize the attractiveness and popularity of South Africa among European holidaymakers. Our booking figures show that travelers from all over Europe are increasingly drawn to the vastness and beauty of the African continent. We are therefore relying on a versatile Africa program this year and will continue to expand it in the future,” explains Helmut Woelfel, Chief Commercial Officer of Eurowings Discover.

“With the introduction of our brand-new flight service between Frankfurt and Mbombela, the Lufthansa Group now offers three destinations within South Africa to choose from. Connecting people is at the heart of our company values and by adding a third destination to our South African network, which will be operated by our new leisure airline Eurowings Discover, we are able to offer our customers even greater variety and convenience when planning their journey. We are extremely proud and excited to be the first European carrier to launch direct scheduled flight services to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, thus further underlining our support for the restart of tourism in South Africa and our long-term commitment to the region,” says Dr. Andre Schulz, General Manager, Southern and East Africa, Lufthansa Group.

“We at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, are incredibly excited about Eurowings Discover’s new service starting in November 2022. Germany is one of Mpumalanga’s key tourist markets and along with all our stakeholders and provincial partners we are proud of our role in enabling this route development. This service from Frankfurt to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport also opens possible onward connectivity opportunities to other domestic and regional tourist destinations for our visitors. We look forward to showcasing our unique ‘Gateway to Mpumalanga’ experience and welcoming our new international guests to the greater Kruger National Park region” said Grant Ponting, CEO of KMI Airport.

“The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) delightedly welcomes the fulfillment of the dream of landing our first direct overseas flight from Europe, Frankfurt in Germany. This is a game-changing achievement as we intensify the implementation of the Mpumalanga Tourism Recovery Plan after the devastating effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry. The success and growth of this route depends on the support we give as the government and all industry role players. We look forward to providing our tourists with a memorable experience of wildlife, scenic beauty, adventure, culture and heritage” said Mr. Johannes Nobunga, CEO of Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency.

High-quality product with many services included
Eurowings Discover offers a high-quality product with many services included. The aircraft offers up to 300 seats, up to 30 of which are in Business Class (lie-flat seats), up to 31 in Premium Economy and up to 244 in Economy. In all three classes, guests can look forward to a special, high-quality travel experience with all meals and non-alcoholic beverages included in the fare. Next to the culinary experience, Eurowings Discover also provides excellent entertainment onboard the flight to vacation – completely free of charge in all classes. With their own screens, travelers can choose from over 50 movies, 80 TV programs, and numerous soundtracks.

Another special feature onboard Eurowings Discover: guests can quickly and easily connect to the Onboard Cloud via their own device to receive an extended entertainment offer with a wide selection of magazines and over 50 cutting-edge games, gaming streams as well as an integrated gaming platform.
The flights are bookable via all usual booking channels including lufthansa.com and eurowings.com. Through the integration into the Lufthansa network, passengers benefit from the direct connection to all German and European Lufthansa departure points as well as a continuous booking process and seamless transfer traffic.

Eurowings Discover

Eurowings Discover is the first intercontinental airline ever to start scheduled operations to South Africa's largest national park.

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Boeing 767-300F​

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WINGSPAN​

47.6m

LENGTH​

54.9m

TAIL HEIGHT​

15.9m

LENGTH​

38.9m

INTERIOR CABIN WIDTH​

4.7m

TAKE-OFF WEIGHT​

186,880kg

MAXIMUM FUEL​

90,770l

RANGE WITH 54.88T PAYLOAD​

6,056km

CRUISE SPEED AT 35,000FT​

Mach 0.8 (850km/h)


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The 767-300F freighter is a derivative of the successful 767-300ER extended-range passenger twinjet airliner. Boeing launched the 767 freighter in January 1993.

The aircraft was rolled out in May 1995 and the first 767 freighter entered service with the Atlanta-based United Parcel Service in October 1995.

"The launch customer is All Nippon Airways with an order for seven aircraft. First flight of the converted freighter was in April 2008."

84 aircraft have been ordered and the freighter is in service with: All Nippon Airways (four), Asiana Airlines (one), GECAS (one), LAN Chile (eight) and United Parcels Service (32).

Three 767-300ER freighter aircraft were ordered by Japan Airlines (JAL) in June 2005. In February 2007, UPS placed an order for an additional 27 767-300ER freighters, to be delivered between 2009 and 2012. In March 2007, DHL ordered six. As of November 2011, Boeing delivered 64 767-300F aircraft in total.

The 767 freighter cost is minimised through the use of a two-person flight deck and two fuel-efficient high-by-pass ratio engines, a configuration which contrasts with older cargo aircraft with three-person flight crews and four engines.

The aircraft shares common pilot type ratings with Boeing 767 and Boeing 757 aircraft allowing a pilot trained on one model to qualify for flight on another model with minimal additional instruction.

In October 2005, Boeing launched the 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter programme. The conversion from passenger to freight aircraft involves modifications to the side cargo door and surround structure, floor beams and struts, floor panels and the addition of freighter tracks and wall and ceiling liners. There are 24 pallet positions on the main deck for a payload of up to 54t.

The launch customer is All Nippon Airways with an order for seven aircraft. First flight of the converted freighter was in April 2008. Certification was achieved in June 2008 and was followed by delivery of the first aircraft to ANA.

Design​

The airliner is of wide-bodied, low swept back wing design with twin podded underwing turbofan engines and is constructed of aluminium alloys and composite materials.

The freighter aircraft is equipped with a reinforced version of the tricycle-type hydraulically retractable landing gear fitted on the 767-300 airliner. The freighter has a similar external appearance to the 767 passenger airliners except that it has no passenger windows and doors.

Canadair manufactures the rear fuselage. Fuji is responsible for the construction of the wing and body fairings and the main landing gear doors. Kawasaki manufactures the forward and central sections of the fuselage, the exit hatches and wing ribs. Mitsubishi is subcontracted to manufacture the rear section body panels and rear doors.

Northrop Grumman manufactures the wing centre sections, the lower centre fuselage and the fuselage bulkheads. Vought Aircraft is responsible for the manufacture of the horizontal tail section. The large manufactured sections of the aircraft are transported to the Boeing production facilities at Everett in Washington for final assembly and systems integration.

A smooth fibreglass lining has been fitted on the interior of the main deck fuselage. A fixed rigid barrier is installed at the front of the main deck, serving as a restraint wall between the cargo area and the flight deck. A door in the barrier wall provides in-flight access from the flight deck to the cargo area.

Flight deck​

The all-digital flight deck accommodates the pilot and co-pilot and is also fitted with one, or optionally two, observer seats.

The avionics suite includes a Honeywell RDR-4A colour weather radar, an FCS-700 flight control system and a Honeywell EFIS-700 electronic flight information system.

The navigation system includes a Honeywell VHF omnidirectional ranger, an instrument landing system, marker beacon transponders, an automatic direction finder, distance measuring equipment, a radio magnetic inductor type RMI-743, radar altimeter, a Honeywell inertial reference system, flight management control system and a digital air data computer.

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Cargo systems​

The 39.8m-long main deck with 336.5m³ container capacity accommodates 24 contoured pallets, sized 235.5cm x 317.5cm. The lower deck hold with 117.5m³ capacity accommodates 30 standard LD-2 containers or 15 LD-1 containers plus bulk cargo.

"The 767-300F freighter is a derivative of the successful 767-300ER extended-range passenger twinjet airliner. Boeing launched the 767 freighter in January 1993."

The main deck and the lower holds are equipped with automated and powered cargo handling equipment. The cargo operators control the loading and unloading procedures using interior and exterior, master and local, control panels with joystick controls.

The power drive units of the automated cargo are distributed throughout the cargo areas and move the cargo containers into and out of the aircraft. The power drive units are fitted with cargo sensors.

The microprocessor-based control system uses the sensor data to move only the power drive units necessary to load each cargo container. The automated control prevents unnecessary use of the power drive units and the power drive units weigh less than those installed on previous aircraft. The cargo handling system is equipped with built in test equipment.

The main deck cargo system allows virtually all types of pallets and containers to be carried. The freighter has a large cargo door on the main deck of the forward fuselage.

The configuration is suited to easy transfer of pallets and containers commonly used in widebody and single aisle freighters, allowing the airline operator to interline freight from one aircraft to another.

The cargo compartments are environmentally controlled with pressurised heated or cooled fresh air, so the aircraft is suitable for transporting livestock and perishable goods. The 767-300F aircraft is also fitted with a Honeywell dual air cycle air conditioning system.

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Engines​

The aircraft is fitted with twin high-by-pass ratio turbofan engines, either General Electric CF6-800C2B7F, Pratt & Whitney PW4062 or Rolls-Royce RB211-524H. The two podded engines are mounted underwing, each providing a maximum thrust between 264.7kN and 281.6kN.

Boeing 767-300F - Aerospace Technology

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