Austrian Airlines will refresh its longhaul fleet with new Boeing 787-9 aircraft, making a perfect opportunity for the carrier to take what it does best and magnify it in such a way that Austrian is catapulted into the elite...
Austrian Airlines’ Exquisite Coffee Menu
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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...
Review: Austrian Airlines 777-200ER Business Class
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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...
Review: Austrian Business Lounge (Schengen) Vienna – (VIE)
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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...
Flaunting Woman Struts Up and Down The Aisle On My Austrian Flight
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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...
Unhinged Father Curses Out Passenger Who Complained About His Out-Of-Control Child On My Austrian Airlines Flight
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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...
First Impressions: Austrian Airlines 777 Business Class
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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...
Lufthansa Cuts Free Food + Drink In Economy Class In Favor Of Buy-On-Board
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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...
Austrian Airlines Fires Flight Attendant For “Inexcusable” Speech
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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...
Wow: Austria Seeks To Regulate Away Budget Carriers To Protect Austrian Airlines
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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...
Star Alliance Buildup On East Coast With New Service From Austrian and Turkish Airlines
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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...
Austrian Airlines Announces Cuts, Blaming “Brutal Competition” In Vienna
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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...
Review: Austrian Airlines Lounge Vienna (VIE – G Gates)
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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...
Review: Austrian Airlines A320 Economy Class Vienna To Yerevan
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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...
A Late Night Carb Fest On Austrian Airlines
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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...
Delicious Dinner On 45-Minute Austrian Airlines Flight
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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...
A Perfect Steak on Austrian Airlines
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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...
The Worst Aeroplan Redemption I’ve Ever Made
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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...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: April 23, 2017
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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...
Review: Austrian Airlines 767 Business Class from Beijing to Vienna
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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...