by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 16, 2016 | Austrian, Featured, Passenger Experience, Route Announcements |
A month ago, Austrian filed plans to begin service between Vienna and Los Angeles, but provided few details. That has now been addressed with a news release from VIE earlier today.
Beginning April 10, OS will start flying between Vienna and Los Angeles 6 times a week using their 777 aircraft. Initially the route will be seasonal, operating only with the summer timetable. Flights will not take place on Sundays.
Flight OS81 will depart Vienna at 10a, arriving in Los Angeles at 1:30p (Same day).
Flight OS82 will depart Los Angeles at 3:05p, arriving in Vienna at 12:00p the following afternoon.
Reservations are now open for this flight, with fares starting as low as $800.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 25, 2016 | Air Canada, Austrian, Economy Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa, Swiss |
Lufthansa has published what are perhaps the lowest fares I’ve ever seen between Chicago and Frankfurt or Munich. The economy fares coincide with the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and run into mid-December. This lines up PERFECTLY with the opening of the Holiday Market season throughout Germany and the rest of Europe.
The best fare that I could find was a $525 deal between Chicago and Munich. Frankfurt was next at only $535. The rest of Germany and Europe were are priced at their typical $800-1200 range but with some creative booking, you can book separate tickets to take you deeper into Europe for far less. Valid travel dates for this deal are between November 22 and December 15.
The catch with these fares is that a 7 day stay is required but there is no weekend travel blackout for the deals. In other words the fares are not higher if your flights take place Thursday through Sunday. There’s no end date to this fare sale. It’s one of those ‘while supplies lasts’ kind of offers.
The fares are valid for travel on Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Air Canada, and United so you have plenty of flexibility as far as carriers are concerned. As long as your travel originates in Chicago you can fly on any of these carriers and benefit from this low fare.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 24, 2016 | Amenity Kit, Austrian, Business Class, Featured |
Austrian has announced that they will be replacing their Amenity Kits for long haul travel in Business Class.
The new kits should be in circulation by now and have 3 versions. For passengers departing Vienna, they will be given a small pouch with the typical amenity kit items inside. This kit is somewhat similar to the current kit.
For travelers heading to Vienna, they will receive a larger bag that can double as a shoe bag or a pouch for your cables, chargers, etc.
On certain flights an additional small rucksack will be given to passengers as well.
The cosmetic components of the kit are produced by ‘Edition Edelweiss’.
The 3 new versions of Austrian’s Business Class Amenity Kits
