{"id":4730,"date":"2023-04-04T12:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T12:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2023-04-04T12:01:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T12:01:05","slug":"austrian-airlines-launches-7-new-destinations-with-its-summer-flight-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=4730","title":{"rendered":"Austrian Airlines Launches 7 New Destinations With Its Summer Flight Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austrian Airlines, a member of the\u00a0Lufthansa Group, has announced seven new connections to increase its network to a total of almost 120 destinations. Most of these new destinations are to sunnier climes like Tivat, Montenegro; Porto, Portugal; and Marseille, France; with the exceptions of Troms\u00f8, Norway; Billund, Denmark; and Vilnius, Lithuania \u2013 with all routes flown out of Vienna, Austria.<\/p>\n

New route schedule<\/h2>\n

Below is the route schedule as released by Austrian Airlines:<\/p>\n

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Route<\/strong><\/td>\nStarting Day<\/strong><\/td>\nFlight Number<\/strong><\/td>\nFlight days<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vienna \u2013 Palermo<\/td>\nMarch 30<\/td>\nOS 487<\/td>\nTuesday, Thursday, Saturday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vienna \u2013 Marseille<\/td>\nMarch 31<\/td>\nOS 401<\/td>\nWednesday, Friday, Sunday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vienna \u2013 Porto<\/td>\nApril 1<\/td>\nOS 445<\/td>\nTuesday, Thursday, Saturday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vienna \u2013 Billund<\/td>\nApril 4<\/td>\nOS 321<\/td>\nTuesday, Thursday, Saturday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vienna \u2013 Vilnius<\/td>\nApril 26<\/td>\nOS 635<\/td>\nWednesday, Friday, Sunday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vienna \u2013 Tivat<\/td>\nMay 13<\/td>\nOS 725<\/td>\nMonday, Wednesday, Saturday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vienna \u2013 Troms\u00f8<\/td>\nJune 5<\/td>\nOS 329<\/td>\nMonday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Goal of route expansion<\/h2>\n

For Austrian Airlines CCO Michael Trestl, the goal is to recruit potential passengers to ride the airline to unique European destinations. As Trestl explains;<\/p>\n

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The expansion of the short-haul network highlights our positioning as the clear number 1 in Vienna and increases our footprint in the European market. The goal is to give our guests a diverse portfolio of European destinations as well as an attractive flight schedule and great offers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Portuguese excitement for an Airbus A320 in Austrian Airlines red and white<\/h2>\n

According to a Google translation of Portuguese news outlet O Jornal Economico, the new route, according to Austria’s ambassador to Portugal, Christoph Meran, points out that,<\/p>\n

\u201cVienna and Porto are two cities with an immensely rich history, but, in addition to culture and tourism, we are talking about an ever-increasing connection between our economies and businesses.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The article also notes that Austrian Airlines will use their\u00a0Airbus A320s<\/a>\u00a0as pictured above. It’s worth noting that Austrian Airlines is\u00a0currently acquiring A320neos<\/a>\u00a0to rejuvenate the narrowbody part of its fleet, benefiting from up to 20% less fuel burn and 50% less take-off noise. Below is a photo from the airline of one of its A320neos:<\/p>\n

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Additionally, Porto, Portugal, is a city in north Portugal along the coast. In a recent statement, the airport announced not just serving,\u00a0\u201cmore than 12.6 million passengers in 2022\u2026 an increase of 116.3% over the previous year\u201d<\/em>\u00a0but also fourteen new routes and a total of six new airlines coming in 2023: airBaltic, Austrian Airlines, Norwegian, PLAY, SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Sun D’Or.<\/p>\n

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The in-flight experience<\/h2>\n

Austrian Airlines pledged to provide Austrian culinary offerings to its guests. From Wiener schnitzel to Apple strudel for hot foods, alongside Almdudler soft drinks plus M\u00e4rzenbier [March beer] \u2013 Austrian cuisine is certainly available on board.<\/p>\n

Also offered are in-flight magazines and WiFi via FlyNet, where you can pay a variable price depending on flight distance and the speed your need. Plus, the airline offers a quality experience with pillows, aircrew in Austrian red, in-flight entertainment in every seatback, and more.<\/p>\n