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Category Archives: Austrian Airlines

Austrian AirlinesCoffee

Austrian Airlines’ Exquisite Coffee Menu

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 14, 2022June 14, 2022 10 Comments
Austrian Airlines Coffee Menu

Yesterday, I shared a detailed review of my Austrian Airlines 777 flight from Vienna to Chicago. One distinctive of Austrian Airlines is its business class coffee menu, which it calls a “Vienna Coffee House above the clouds.” For coffee...

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Review: Austrian Airlines 777-200ER Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 13, 2022June 14, 2022 52 Comments
Austrian Airlines 777 Business Class Review

Austrian Airlines represents the ultimate dilemma for me when it comes to the 777 in business class. The onboard cuisine is simply spectacular and the special coffee menu is something very dear to my heart. But is it worth...

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Review: Austrian Business Lounge (Schengen) Vienna – (VIE)

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 11, 2022June 10, 2022 13 Comments
Austrian Airlines Business Lounge Vienna Review

Prior to my Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna to Chicago, I spent 30 minutes in the Austrian Business Lounge in Terminal F at VIE. This Schengen Lounge offers comfortable seating and a generous spread of food and drink. Austrian...

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Flaunting Woman Struts Up and Down The Aisle On My Austrian Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 9, 2022June 9, 2022 510 Comments

A female passenger on my Austrian Airlines flight from Frankfurt to Vienna decided to use the flight to walk laps up and down the aisle…was it just to show off her body, was she crazy, or perhaps both? Flaunting...

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Unhinged Father Curses Out Passenger Who Complained About His Out-Of-Control Child On My Austrian Airlines Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2021August 12, 2021 46 Comments
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I mentioned earlier that I encountered some drama on my recent Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna to Chicago. The drama centered on a family with two young children who were loud during the flight and unable to sit still. When another passenger...

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First Impressions: Austrian Airlines 777 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 7, 2021August 7, 2021 20 Comments
Austrian Airlines 777 Business Class

During my summer in Europe I had to make one trip home and decided to fly on Austrian Airlines, a business class product I have not reviewed since 2013, then on a 767. The good news: not much has...

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Lufthansa Cuts Free Food + Drink In Economy Class In Favor Of Buy-On-Board

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 17, 2020November 17, 2020 10 Comments
Lufthansa Buy On Board

The Lufthansa Group, including Lufthansa, Austrian, and SWISS, will eliminate complimentary snacks and drinks onboard short- and medium-haul economy class flights starting next year and introduce a new buy-on-board menu. While not an unexpected move, it is still a...

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Austrian Airlines Fires Flight Attendant For “Inexcusable” Speech

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 19, 2020August 19, 2020 15 Comments
Austrian Flight Attendant Fired

Austrian Airlines has fired a flight attendant after she was accused of making a series of anti-Semitic remarks during a recent Vienna rally. Austrian Airlines Flight Attendant Fired For Anti-Semitic Remarks Christina Kohl was terminated from her position as...

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Wow: Austria Seeks To Regulate Away Budget Carriers To Protect Austrian Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020 9 Comments
Austrian Airlines Aid Package

Austria and Austrian Airlines are close to finalizing a deal on state aid. Austrian will come away a big winner while budget carriers and consumers will suffer. In fact, the practical consequence of the Austrian Airlines aid package may...

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Star Alliance Buildup On East Coast With New Service From Austrian and Turkish Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019 4 Comments

Star Alliance is beefing up its presence on the U.S. East Coast with two new routes, one to Boston and one to Newark. Austrian Adds Vienna to Boston Flight Austrian will add a new flight from Vienna (VIE) to...

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Austrian Airlines Announces Cuts, Blaming “Brutal Competition” In Vienna

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 8, 2019 13 Comments
Austrian Airlines Cuts

We learned about cuts at Lufthansa earlier this week to the onboard product. Today, Lufthansa announced it would make cuts, including staff cuts, at its troubled Austrian Airlines subsidiary. Austrian followed with further clarification. Trouble At Austrian Airlines After...

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Review: Austrian Airlines Lounge Vienna (VIE – G Gates)

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 14, 2019September 14, 2019 6 Comments
Austrian Airlines Lounge Vienna Review

The Austrian Airlines lounge in Vienna is a nice place to escape the crowds and enjoy a light meal and perhaps even a nap. Our flight to Yerevan was outside the Schengen area, therefore departed from the G Gates...

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Review: Austrian Airlines A320 Economy Class Vienna To Yerevan

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 11, 2019May 10, 2020 8 Comments
Austrian Airlines A320 Economy Class Review

What is Austrian Airlines like on a mid-haul flight in economy class? My business partner, John, and I spent a weekend in Yerevan, Armenia last month. We were in Vienna earlier in the week, so the nonstop Austrian flight...

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Austrian AirlinesMeal of the Week

A Late Night Carb Fest On Austrian Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 17, 2019August 17, 2019 4 Comments
Austrian Airlines Economy Dining

Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. I found...

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Delicious Dinner On 45-Minute Austrian Airlines Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 15, 2018December 15, 2018 7 Comments
Austrian Airlines Business Class Dinner

Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. We return...

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A Perfect Steak on Austrian Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 7, 2017August 7, 2017 4 Comments
Austrian Airlines Steak

One purpose of my weekly Meal of the Week installment is to compare steaks. I’ve written about steaks on Asiana, Iberia, SAS, SWISS, Thai, and United. If it isn’t clear, I love steak…even on airplanes. This week I recount a...

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The Worst Aeroplan Redemption I’ve Ever Made

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 7, 2017May 7, 2017 14 Comments
Worst Aeroplan Redemption

Rule #1 of using miles and points: be pragmatic. Sometimes a redemption appears horrible on paper but still makes great sense. I’m in Vienna, Austria for the weekend and the trip came about at the last possible moment. I was in...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: April 23, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 23, 2017April 23, 2017 1 Comment
Turkish Airlines Electronics Ban

Another week, another onboard airline altercation gone viral. I’ve spent most of the day offline today. My goal is to take one day off per week–not always possible, but my wife puts up with a lot during the week so...

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Review: Austrian Airlines 767 Business Class from Beijing to Vienna

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 20, 2017April 21, 2017 11 Comments
Austrian Airlines 767 Busines Class Review

Austrian Airlines is known for high-quality in-flight meals and a special coffee menu, but what about the rest of the product? Is it worth it? In the interest of transparency, I state at the outset that this review has never been...

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Austrian Business Class: A Hot Meal on Every Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 19, 2017April 19, 2017 5 Comments
Austrian Airlines Euro Business Class Meal

Austrian Airlines is known for its food. One thing in particular that I appreciate is a hot meal on every flight in business class. For this week’s Meal of the Week I focus on Austrian shorthaul catering. The flight...

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