Condor Prepares Final Boeing 757 Farewell
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Condor will retire its last Boeing 757-300 this week, closing a 757 chapter that began in Europe more than four decades ago. The send-off is a special Frankfurt (FRA) – Vienna (VIE) – Frankfurt (FRA) rotation on Wednesday, with invited guests and 75 auctioned seats onboard. Expect a celebratory return sector featuring a DJ, commemorative goodies, and photo ops.
The farewell flight (DE 757)
| Flight | From | Dep (local) | To | Arr (local) | Block |
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| DE 757 | FRA | 10:00 | VIE | 11:30 | 1h30m |
| DE 757 | VIE | 14:15 | FRA | 16:00 | 1h45m |
The final scheduled services already flew
The last regular passenger roundtrip operated yesterday with airframe D-ABOI (Boeing 757-300) on Frankfurt (FRA) – Hurghada (HRG) – Frankfurt (FRA):
| Flight | From | Dep (sched) | To | Arr (sched) | Actual block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE 192 | FRA | 08:55 (08:30) | HRG | 14:13 (14:00) | 4h17m |
| DE 193 | HRG | 15:59 (15:09) | FRA | 19:17 (19:15) | 4h17m |
Condor also capped Düsseldorf (DUS) 757 flying last week with a final hop to Palma de Mallorca (PMI)—also using D-ABOI.
Why this matters
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Last of its kind in Europe: Condor was the final European operator of the 757-300. While the 757 family will live on across the Atlantic with carriers like United and Icelandair, this is the end of scheduled European 753 service.
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High-demand leisure workhorse: The 753’s long range and quick turns made it a mainstay on Mediterranean, Canary, and Red Sea leisure routes out of Germany.
Fleet shift: Condor goes all-Airbus from Thursday
Starting Thursday, Condor’s active fleet becomes all-Airbus as the 757 bows out. The lineup:
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Long-haul: Airbus A330-900 (A330neo) — 18 in service
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Short/medium-haul: Airbus A320 family — 33 in house (+13 wet-leased) → 46 A320-family frames operating
The A330neo continues to scale Condor’s transatlantic and Indian Ocean network with lower fuel burn and refreshed cabins, while the A320 family covers European and near-Europe leisure demand with dense, right-sized capacity.
Timeline snapshot
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1983: First European 757 deliveries (to British Airways)
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2020s: Condor consolidates around Airbus on long-haul and short-haul
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Yesterday: Final scheduled 757-300 passenger flights (FRA–HRG–FRA)
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Wednesday: Farewell charter DE 757 (FRA–VIE–FRA)
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Thursday onward: All-Airbus Condor operation
What’s next for spotters & fans
If you’re not onboard the farewell, the FRA and VIE movements on Wednesday are the last chance to catch Condor’s Boeing 757-300 in action—one more salute to a uniquely efficient, uniquely stretched narrowbody that helped define German leisure flying for decades.
