by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 17, 2013 | Airlines |
AUSTRIAN announced that effective immediately passengers traveling on Austrian medium-haul flights will have the opportunity to purchase an economy class Exit Row seats up to 36 hours ahead of their scheduled flight. Previously, this has only been available to passengers traveling on an Austrian long haul flight.
The cost of the seat upgrade will be only €40 and be purchased at time of Web Check-In or even on board if there are seats still available. Restrictions apply as to who can purchase the seat. The passenger must be at least 15 years old, not traveling with a child under the age of 2 or with pets/assistance animals. The passenger must also meet the physical requirements of being able to assist in the event of an emergency landing.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 15, 2013 | Airlines |
It’s been a relatively quiet week for route announcements coming from Star Alliance member airlines, but I wanted to provide an update while the information was still relatively current. In a few weeks, Airlines will start to aggressively update their Winter 2013/2014 timetable so expect the rate of announcements to increase noticeably.
AUSTRIAN:
Vienna-Yerevan effective June 19 will increase from 6x/week to 1/x DAY.
EGYPTAIR:
Cairo-New York (JFK) effective May 1 will increase from 6x/week to 1x/day.
ETHIOPIAN:
Addis Ababa-Lome-Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo 3x/week NEW service is delayed from June 1 to July 1.
SAS:
Copenhagen-San Francisco effective November 24 will be reduced from 6x/week to 5x/week.
Copenhagen-Tokyo (NRT) effective December 9 will be reduced from 1x/day to 6x/week.
SINGAPORE:
Singapore-Manila effective between July 14 & August 10 is reduced from 4/x day to 3x/day.
SWISS:
Geneva-Ajaccio effective June 29 will BEGIN 2x/week service (Seasonal / Weekends)
Zurich-Miami effective October 27 will be decreased from 11x/week to 10x/week.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 13, 2013 | Airlines |
Between now and Midnight (CEST) on Monday, Austrian is running a fare special for travel from it’s Austrian gateways to Bangkok, Cairo, Dubai, Delhi, Amman or Beijing. The fare sale covers travel between May 1 and June 27 and looking at Austrian’s booking engine, there is plenty of availability to these cities. Austrian’s gateway cities within Austria include Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Linz, Klagenfurt and Vienna.
Example fares from Vienna are as follows (roundtrip / all inclusive):
Vienna – Bangkok starting from €699
Vienna – Cairo starting from €359
Vienna – Dubai starting from €499
Vienna – Delhi starting from €629
Vienna – Amman starting from €499
Vienna – Beijing starting from €679
Looking at these fares, Beijing, Delhi and Bangkok appear to present the best value in terms of the “cost per mile” of the fare.
As part of booking your tickets, you’ll have the ability to upgrade your onboard dining experience by selecting a ‘DO&CO’ catered meal as part of your reservation. This upgrade in on-board dining will cost only a few Euro and is well worth it!
Terms and conditions apply and are as follows:
Booking must be made by Midnight (CEST) on April 15.
Travel must must be completed between April 15 and June 27.
Minimum stay of 3 nights OR 1 Saturday night.
The best values during this sale is for travel to Beijing for only €679 (All inclusive) or Bangkok for only €699.
