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Eurowings was unable to win the price war with competitors such as Ryanair - so CEO Jens Bischof has realigned the airline. More service than Ryanair, lower ticket prices than its sister brand Lufthansa, this is how the airline should be equally interesting for holiday guests and business travelers. In the OMR podcast, Jens Bischof talks about the strategic shift, new flight routes to Saudi Arabia and Dubai and the importance of Mallorca for the overall business. 00:00 Intro 01:08 Jens Bischof's career at Lufthansa and Eurowings 05:44 Success strategies: From loss-making airlines to record results 08:16 How Eurowings survived the pandemic 12:00 Ticket prices: What does the customer really pay? 15:34 The future of flying: technological and ecological challenges 20:13 Why airplanes are like bananas 23:57 Business class on short-haul flights: good value for money 26:48 Employee retention: how Eurowings attracts talent 30:22 Growth opportunities in the aviation market 35:00 New travel destinations: Albania, Saudi Arabia and others 40:27 Intermodality: train vs. flight in the German market 44:00 Competition with Ryanair and other low-cost carriers 47:16 What makes an airline successful? 50:01 Slots, airports and the value of time slots 52:51 Palma de Mallorca: Eurowings' most important location 54:56 The best airport in the world: shopping center or efficiency? More from the OMR Podcast: 🎙 https://omr.com/de/podcast 📱 https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=... 💁♂️ / philipp-westermeyer-omr