by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 1, 2014 | Austrian, Featured |
AUSTRIAN has announced today that they are expanding their successful “Smart Upgrade” program to now include intra-European flights.
Until now, Smart Upgrade allowed passengers who had purchased Economy Class tickets for long haul flights to submit an auction-style bid in an effort to move to a Business Class seat. After submitting bids online, passengers find out if they were successful 72 hours ahead of their scheduled departure.
Since the program began last year Austrian has received 23,000 bids so on the heels of this popularity so they’ve decided to expand the program to cover flights within Europe.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 24, 2014 | Austrian, Featured |
A couple of weeks ago I shared some news from Austrian regarding the attempt by an individual to ‘tow’ one of Austrian’s 777. The event has come and gone and I’m happy to report that the feat was accomplished.
On Monday July 23, Franz Müllner using a basic harness, successfully pulled the 777 a distance of 10 meters which resulted in a new World Record.
Austrian posted a YouTube video showing the incredible feat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAsTQWXxwP4&list=PLUKf5Zy7ljZtmqcP5nexTb1vKVtzLUoGF
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 16, 2014 | Austrian, Brussels, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa, Swiss |
Lufthansa has just announced a 3 day fare sale that ends on June 18 and is valid for travel between October 2014 through June 2015.
The best fare is between New York (JFK or Newark) and Istanbul for only $569. Aside from the Istanbul deal, other fares from most US gateways range between $800 and $1000, with east coast fares being on the lower end of this range.
As far as travel windows are concerned, departures must take place between October 26, 2014 and March 19, 2015 and return travel must take place between November 2, 2014 and June 19, 2015. These fares ARE NOT VALID between December 16, 2014 and January 6, 2015.
As you search for your flights, you’ll see that Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Air Canada, Brussels and United Airlines are all part of the fare sale so your flights may be operated by any one of these carriers.
Keep this in mind as you pick your flights since the miles you earn for your Frequent Flyer Program will vary widely based on which airline is operating your flight!
