The airline will operate direct flights from the Austrian capital to the destinations of Barcelona, London-Stansted and Palma de Mallorca. The new flight service was officially inaugurated on the occasion of the initial flight from Vienna to London-Stansted within the context of a ribbon cutting ceremony with Michael Knitter (COO Eurowings) and Max Kownatzki (Managing Director Eurowings Europe) as well as Julian Jäger (Member of the Management Board of Flughafen Wien AG) and Norbert Kettner (Managing Director Vienna Tourist Board). New from Vienna: Eurowings Based on the model of the successful airline Germanwings, the new independent low cost airline network has been established under the brand name Eurowings. This airline is commencing flight service in the fall of 2015 and will offer flights in Europe and to attractive long-haul destinations in the future.