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Eurowings is taking off to new destinations in the 2024/25 winter flight schedule. From Nuremberg, the airline is starting flights to a popular island in Portugal for the first time.
Nuremberg – Autumn is here, the leaves are falling and the rain is lashing against the window pane. The recent weather change in some places in Bavaria can be described something like this. The cooler season has already arrived in Franconia. In Nuremberg there were already heavy rains in September. In autumn and winter, many people in Bavaria try to escape the bad weather and travel to warmer places. Travelers who fly with Eurowings from Nuremberg will soon have even more options, as the Lufthansa subsidiary is adding a new destination in southern Europe to its winter flight schedule.
Eurowings will take off from Nuremberg to Madeira from November 2nd (symbolic image/montage) © Imagebroker/Imago & Andreas Haas/Die Bildmanufaktur/Imago
Eurowings will fly to Madeira once a week from the beginning of November
In its winter flight schedule, Eurowings says it flies to eight destinations from Albrecht Dürer Airport. In addition to the Spanish islands of Mallorca and Gran Canaria, the airline will also be flying from Nuremberg to the Portuguese island of Madeira for the first time. Flights take place once a week. The flights take place every Saturday morning. It starts on November 2nd. According to Eurowings, an Airbus A320 will be used, which can accommodate up to 180 passengers.
Specifically, the flights between Nuremberg and Funchal on Madeira take place at the following times:
Flight from Nuremberg to Funchal
► Flight number: EW4100
► Departure: 6:25 a.m
► Arrival: 9:50 a.m. (local time)
► Flight time: 4 hours and 25 minutes
Flight from Funchal to Nuremberg
► Flight number: EW4101
► Departure: 10:30 a.m. (local time)
► Arrival: 3:50 p.m
► Flight time: 4 hours and 20 minutes
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Madeira is known as the “Flower Island” – the airport is feared even by pilots
Madeira is located in the Atlantic Ocean, about 50 kilometers north of the Canary Islands. The island, which belongs to the Madeira archipelago, is part of Portugal. In total, Madeira is 57 kilometers long and 22 kilometers wide. The highest point is Pico Ruivo. The mountain is over 1,800 meters high, making it the third highest in Portugal. Madeira owes its nickname “Flower Island” to its large selection Plantwhich are considered the main attraction of the island. There is something to discover Flowers from all five continents of the world. These include, among other things, orchids, Hydrangeas and strelitzia.
However, Madeira’s airport in the capital Funchal is quite tough. Madeira – Cristiano Ronaldo Airport is one of a few airports for which pilots need special training in order to be allowed to land there. “This is quite difficult terrain and there are some challenging winds to deal with,” a captain from the low-cost airline Easyjet explained in a video on Tiktok in 2023. To make it easier for pilots on approach, the airport’s runway was extended on pillars into the sea. (jr)
