by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 30, 2016 | 767, 777, Austrian, Featured, Swiss |
In the coming weeks and months, several airports throughout Europe will witness a relatively rare event when Austrian ‘Heavies’ will replace regional jets.
If you live in, or travel to Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, Paris, Larnaca, Hamburg, or Zurich expect to see OS’ 767s and 777s operate on regularly scheduled flights. In addition to these Euro cities, Cairo will see Austrian’s 767 as well.
The reason?
It appears that Austrian has agreed to use their long haul fleet to allow SWISS pilots to gain certifications as SWISS begins to receive their 777 aircraft from Boeing. Not to worry, the LX pilots will be flying with OS pilots who are already certified for the aircraft types. The process will take place between April and October with numerous flights around Europe.
Nothing official has been spoken by either airline but according to a trustworthy source, FlyerTalk’s Oliver2002, this is nothing new for Austrian and SWISS to work together like this to help pilots get their hours and certifications.
The list of flights that will have a 767 or 777 assigned to it is a fairly lengthy and complicated one, so instead of spending hours deciphering all the variables here is a link to AirlineRoute.com’s webpage that provides a summary of the affected flights. Their presentation is quite complex, so if you have any specific questions regarding dates and flights, please leave a comment here and I’ll clear it up for you. I’ve attached a screen shot of their page for your convenience:
Austrian’s Euro timetable for 767 and 777 operations. Courtesy of AirlineRoute.net
So when you show up to your flight expecting some kind of ATR or ERJ, don’t be shocked when you see a 250-300 seat ‘Jumbo’ waiting to take you on your 45 minute flight from Vienna to Zurich.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Mar 13, 2016 | 777, Austrian, Featured, Route Announcements |
After a 17 year absence, AUSTRIAN is set to resume service to one of my favorite destinations in the world.
Beginning on September 5, AUSTRIAN will begin service to Hong Kong with 5 flights per week aboard their 777-200ER aircraft. Flights will take place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday (from Vienna). Reservations can already be made.
The flight information is as follows:
Flight OS 67 will depart Vienna at 1:00p and arrive in Hong Kong at 6:25a the following morning.
Flight OS 68 will depart Hong Kong at 9:40a and arrive in Vienna at 4:10p the same day.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Feb 20, 2016 | Austrian, Brussels, Featured, Lufthansa, Route Announcements |
Over the last 2 days, announcements have come from LH, SN, and OS updating their timetables.
Lufthansa has announced a delay to their service between Munich and Tehran. What was originally scheduled to begin in Mid-March has now been delayed to July 4. Plans still call for 3x/week service.
Austrian has announced that it has cancelled service between Vienna and Delhi. The 1x/day service will come to an end on April 4.
Brussels has announced new service to Nantes, which will begin on June 14 with 12x/week service. ERJ145 aircraft will be used on the route. You can find more details about the new destination in SN’s press release.
The specific flight info is as follows:
| Flight |
From |
To |
Departure |
Arrival |
Days |
| SN3563 |
Brussels |
Nantes |
10h00 |
11h20 |
123456. |
| SN3564 |
Nantes |
Brussels |
11h55 |
13h15 |
123456. |
| SN3569 |
Brussels |
Nantes |
20h45 |
22h05 |
12345.7 |
| SN3570 |
Nantes |
Brussels |
06h55 |
08h15 |
123456. |
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 4, 2015 | Austrian, Featured, Route Announcements |
Starting next October AUSTRIAN passengers will enjoy a great new destination that will make most of us in the USA a bit jealous.
On October 25, 2016, OS will launch weekly service between Vienna and Havana, Cuba aboard their 767 aircraft.
According to ‘OS’ the launch of this service is to commemorate 70 years of ‘bilateral ties’ between Austria and Cuba. This also marks the return of OS to the Caribbean after a 5 year absence. Previously, OS had flown between Vienna and Punta Cana until 2010.
Flight information is as follows:
Flight OS 23 will depart Vienna on Tuesdays at 10:15a and arrive in Havana at 4:25p
Flight OS 24 will depart Havana on Tuesdays at 6:10p and arrive in Vienna at 10:50a the following morning.
Flight time is expected to be approximately 12 hours and 10 minutes. Booking is now open for this route.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 31, 2015 | Austrian, Featured, Voucher |
AUSTRIAN has just launched a one day voucher offer that is good for 10% off of any OS operated flight within Europe between November 1 and March 15, 2016.
The voucher will expire on October 31 at midnight so as of this writing you have about 22 hours to book your trip to save the 10%.
Keep in mind that the coupon discount is good off of the base fare and not the taxes or fees! Flights must have OS flight numbers. Codeshares are not eligible.
Here is the link for the Promo, or otherwise simply enter ‘Halloween2015’ in the voucher field of the OS booking webpage.
