Who owns Discover Airlines?
Discover Airlines is owned by Lufthansa Group (Germany, XETRA: LHA).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Deutsche Lufthansa AG Annual Report 2025, 12 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Cologne
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: LHA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Discover Airlines
Discover Airlines is described in the Lufthansa Group's 2025 annual report, in its Passenger Airlines segment, as the group's German holiday airline. It sits beside the network airlines Lufthansa Airlines, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines and the Swiss holiday airline Edelweiss, which the report places within SWISS.
Ownership timeline of Discover Airlines
- Current owner Lufthansa Group [1] reported
Where Discover Airlines sits in Lufthansa Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Lufthansa Group brand portfolio (14) →
Other brands owned by Lufthansa Group
Lufthansa Group controls 14 brands on Brandtree, 14 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
Lufthansa Group has more brands in airlines on Brandtree than any other owner: 10 of 509.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Beibu Gulf Airlines | Hainan Airlines Holding | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Lufthansa Group
Lufthansa Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cologne, Germany, founded in 1953. Brandtree records 14 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: LHA.
Lufthansa Group owns the national airlines of Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium, and took a stake in Italy's ITA Airways in 2024. Four flag carriers that once represented separate countries now report to Cologne.
Lufthansa Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇩🇪 Discover Airlines and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Discover Airlines is not one of them.
- AeroLogic — DHL Group 🇩🇪
- Berlin Brandenburg Airport — FBB 🇩🇪
- Condor — Condor 🇩🇪
- FlixBus — Flix 🇩🇪
- IntercityHotel — H World 🇨🇳
- Munich Airport — Munich Airport 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Discover Airlines?
The parent company of Discover Airlines is Lufthansa Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Discover Airlines German?
Yes. Discover Airlines originated in Germany and its owner, Lufthansa Group, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is Discover Airlines still owned by Lufthansa Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Discover Airlines is still owned by Lufthansa Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Deutsche Lufthansa AG Annual Report 2025 — Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Annual report, published 12 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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