Overview and general information
about the Zeppelin Europe Tours project
The Zeppelin Europe Tour concept is based on ten planned airship bases across Europe. Between these, the modern airships cruise on a round-trip.
Initiated by the Förderverein Zeppelin-Tourismus e.V., the responsible body for the Z-Project is the newly-founded holding ZEPPELIN EUROPE TOURS AG in Zurich, Switzerland.
The intense efforts of the last two years have out of a vision yielded the first concrete results now.
A detailed business model was developed. It takes concern of tourism market, ensures technical feasibility and presents an attractive operational result.
On this page, you find important key data of the project and further information.
The ZEPPELIN EUROPE TOURS project: key data
Number of ZET airships: 12
Passenger capacity of ZET airships: 45
Volume of ZET airships: 50,000 m3 (1,766,160 ft3)
Length of ZET airships: 125 m (410 ft)
Maximum diameter of ZET airships: 27 m (88.6 ft)
Number of destinations on route: 10
(Neuhardenberg/Berlin-Tempelhof, Dresden, Prague, Vienna, Munich, Zurich, Heidelberg, Bonn-Hangelar, Brussels/St Truiden, Amsterdam/Rotterdam, Hamburg)
Yearly turnover: 264 Mio. EUR
Maximum total investment: 325 Mio. EUR
Internal Rate of Return (pre tax): 19%
New jobs: c. 900 (direct and indirect)
Time for complete realization for Europe: 5 - 8 years
The three 3 advantages of airships
- feeling of floating in the sky
- almost noiseless
- vibration free
- experience the countryside
- big panorama windows
- slow-paced flight
- low flight altitude
- shared moments
- high freedom of movement within gondola
- seating groups, open cockpit
Map of one Zeppelin Europe Tour and city round trips
Please see the Zeppelin Europe Tours project outline information brochure for further details:
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