by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 26, 2014 | Austrian, Featured |
Austrian’s popular red|ticket program typically represents the lowest fares that Austrian offers for flights both in Europe and Internationally. For May and June, they are increasing the amount of red|ticket fares by an additional 100,000 tickets which creates a larger inventory of deep discount tickets. These tickets are specifically for intra-European travel with fares starting as low as €97 between Vienna and Stockholm.
In all, there are 26 destinations with red|ticket inventory and cover most of Austrian’s popular European destinations plus Russia and Turkey during the promotion for May and June. Most fares range from the low to mid €100 range and include all taxes, fees, etc. Flights must be operated by Austrian (Tyrolean Airways).
To learn more about the promo and see specific pricing between city pairs, please visit the Red|Ticket fare website.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 12, 2014 | Featured, Star Alliance |
In this installment of Star Alliance route announcements covering activity from March 3 to March 10, Aegean was the most active. Aegean announced the resumption of service to 9 “Summer Timetable” destinations. Turkish was also busy over the last week as it announced an increase of operations to 8 of their destinations.
AEGEAN:
Athens – Amman effective June 12 will begin 2x/week service.
Athens – Catania effective June 28 will begin 3x/week service.
Athens – Izmir effective June 10 will begin 3x/week service.
Kalamata – Dusseldorf effective March 3 will begin 1x/week service.
Kalamata – Dusseldorf effective March 28 will increase from 1x/week to 2x/week.
Mykonos – Irakleion effective July 10 will begin 2x/week service.
Mykonos – Rhodes effective July 10 will begin 2x/week service.
Rhodes – Irakleion effective March 30 will begin 2x/service.
Thira – Irakleion effective July 11 will begin 2x/week service.
Thira – Rhodes effective July 11 will begin 2x/week service.
AIR CHINA:
Beijing – Ulan Baatar effective between July 1 and September 15 will increase from 12x/week to 14x/week.
AIR NEW ZEALAND:
Auckland – San Francisco effective December 12 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.
Auckland – Tokyo effective November 16 will increase from 7x/week to 10x/week.
AUSTRIAN:
Vienna-Male effective July 3 will begin 1x/week service (Thursday outbound / Friday return)
EVA:
Taipei – Ho Chi Minh City effective June 29 will increase from 13x/week to 14x/week.
SINGAPORE:
Singapore – Istanbul effective May 30 will increase from 5x/week to 6x/week.
THAI:
Bangkok – Jakarta effective July 1 will increase from 1x/day to 2x/day.
THAI (Smile):
Bangkok – Luang Prabang effective between March 30 and July 15 is canceled.
Bangkok – Mandalay effective between April 23 and July 14 is canceled.
TURKISH:
Istanbul – Bishkek effective March 30 will increase from 14x/week to 15x/week.
Istanbul – Dubai effective between May 1 and July 20 will decrease from 14x/week to 11x/week (DXB Runway Maintenance).
Istanbul – Kathmandu effective March 30 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week.
Istanbul – Kathmandu effective April 28 will increase from 5x/week to 6x/week.
Istanbul – Kathmandu effective May 31 will increase from 6x/week to 1x/DAY.
Istanbul – Male – Colombo effective March 30 will increase from 4x/week to 5x/week.
Istanbul – Osh effective April 17 will increase from 3x/week to 5x/week.
Istanbul – Seoul effective March 30 will increase from 7x/week to 11x/week.
UNITED:
Guam – Fukouka effective between March 15 and April 1 will increase from 7x/week to 9x/week.
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Courtesy: www.AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 11, 2014 | Austrian, Featured, Travel |
Austrian’s leisure travel service, myHoliday, has recently introduced dedicated offerings designed to show off Austria and its wonderful hospitality. Known as myPackage, the program is designed to attract visitors to Austria by offering 11 packages to showcase Austria’s most popular destinations and experiences.
The packages are diversified and target Culture, Gastronomy, Romantic Getaways and Skiing. For example, one of the Culture-based packages focuses on the ‘Sound Of Music’. Included in that package is a one way airline ticket from Vienna to Salzburg, a return train ticket from Salzburg to Vienna, 3 nights in a 4-star hotel and a Sound of Music tour that will take you to the locations used in making the movie.
Just a tiny glimpse of Salzburg from Mirabell Gardens, one of the locations where ‘Sound Of Music’ was filmed.
As an aside, I had a chance to visit Salzburg on a quick day trip from Munich last year, and can’t recommend Salzburg enough! One of my favorite places that I’ve visited in Austria (or Europe at large for that matter).
For skiers, myPackage offers 3 Skiing themed getaways with one package specifically focused for a ‘Skiing’ family. For Romantics, packages are available for fantastic hotels and romantic dinners in some of Vienna’s most historic locales. For lovers of Opera, there are dedicated packages designed to maximize experiences at the Vienna Konzerthaus.
These kind of packages are usually best suited for someone visiting the region for the first time and just wants to see the highlights of the area or for those who are looking for a turn-key solution where they don’t have to worry about booking all the different components of a trip. It truly becomes a one-stop ‘Holiday’ booking service.
The packages are bundled by AUSTRIAN’s travel agent partners and can easily be integrated into existing bookings and itineraries issued through Austrian Airlines. To see the complete list of myPackage itineraries on offer from Austrian, please visit their dedicated portal.
If you need help with any of the details or info, let me know in the comments below.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 5, 2014 | Featured |
Beginning today (March 5, 2014), passengers traveling in Economy on long-haul Austrian flight will have the opportunity to purchase an Amenity Kit.
For €5, passengers will receive an Austrian inspired pouch based on their traditional “Tracht” pattern. Each kit contains an eye mask, ear plugs, pre-moistened wipe, a toothbrush and toothpaste. All of the little things that can go a long way during an 8 hour flight! Business Class passengers will continue to receive a complimentary Amenity Kit.
Austrian’s new Economy Class Amenity Kit
Here is a link to Austrian’s YouTube Channel that shows additional details. For some reason I could not get the video to imbed on this post.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 28, 2014 | Featured |
This weekend only, AUSTRIAN is offering a voucher code good for a 20% discount on intra-European travel booked this weekend. The discount can be applied to any AUSTRIAN operated flight within Europe between March 1 and April 11, 2014. The voucher code is only valid for Economy Class bookings.
To take advantage of this promotion simply enter voucher code “WeekendSale20” during the booking process or use this link to be taken to the Austrian site with the voucher already pre-loaded. Keep in mind this applies only to the base fare and not to other taxes and fees associated with the booking.
