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Business Class capacity now doubled on Vienna–Dubai–Vienna route
Austrian Airlines is significantly expanding its flight schedule from Vienna to Dubai, creating a more attractive flight experience than ever before: From 1 March 2009, the ‘red-white-red’ airline will be using a Boeing 767 with 235 seats on more than half its flights to the Emirate. Until now, Dubai has been connected to the company’s Vienna hub by medium-haul aircraft. The new step represents a significant expansion – almost 20% - in seating capacity. Viewed in terms of Business Class capacity alone, the expansion in capacity is greater still: the change means Austrian Airlines will now offer up to 120 Business Class seats a day on the route between Vienna and Dubai – twice as many as before, and a clear signal to a client group particularly demanding in nature. The Middle East region represents an essential and strong pillar of the corporate strategy of Austrian Airlines.
Austrian Airlines passengers are now faced with a very pleasant “agony of choice”. Business Class guests on the 767 will find the comfortable real leather long-haul seats (lie-flat sleeper seats) they know and love, some 2 metres in length and offering legroom of up to 150 cm. In Economy Class on the 767, meanwhile, a special price offer makes the route more attractive than ever, combining an unbelievable price with numerous highly sophisticated comfort elements ranging from an adjustable reading lamp and extra-large screen through to a massage function, making the journey particularly enjoyable.
The Austrian Airbus A320 jets to be deployed from 1 March are equipped with generously proportioned sleeper seats from RECARO, electrically adjustable back- and footrests, an integrated massage function and reading lamps – every imaginable comfort for the well-being and relaxation of passengers.
Austrian expands twice-daily service to Dubai
From autumn 2008 onwards, due to healthy demand for the service, Austrian Airlines will begin operating twice-daily direct connections to Dubai. Due to the new flight times on both services, Austrian has provided the best possible connections for business passengers and for tourists travelling to and from Western and Eastern Europe, and the optimum times for passengers from Austria and Dubai.
Austrian currently offers one daily direct flight to Dubai, which operates using a Boeing 737 with 16 fixed Business Class comfort seats. From 29 September, however, the departure time will be changed and an Airbus A320 featuring the new Premium Service concept deployed on the night flight. In the Business Class section, the new aircraft will be fitted with 24 Business Sleeper Seats made by Recaro.
From 13 November onwards, moreover, a new daytime flight to Dubai will enter service. This will operate until 15 March 2009 using a Boeing 737-800, with high-value inflight service provided. From 16 March 2009, this flight will operate using a converted Airbus A320.
New codeshare agreement with United Airlines
With immediate effect, Austrian Airlines is offering flights to 20 cities in the US in cooperation with Star Alliance partner United Airlines. Austrian offers a direct connection across the Atlantic, from Vienna to Chicago, and from Chicago O’Hare Airport, the central hub of United Airlines, passengers can use a wide range of new and attractive transfer connections throughout the USA. The new schedule includes interesting destinations such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as cities such as Cleveland, Columbus/Ohio, Cincinnati, Denver, Des Moines in Iowa, Grand Rapids in Michigan, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Portland/Oregon, Phoenix, San Diego, San Jose, Salt Lake City, Sacramento and Saint Louis. With this cooperation, Austrian Airlines is extending its global network and offering the best connections from Chicago.
The North Atlantic service of Austrian Airlines consists of up to daily flights to New York, Washington and Toronto, with Chicago served up to six times a week in high season. Austrian Airlines is also continuing to offer codeshare flights from New York and Washington to 30 destinations in the USA in cooperation with United Airlines.
The entire Boeing long-haul fleet of Austrian Airlines is already equipped with new Business Class standards: comfortable lie-flat sleeper seats ensure a relaxed stay on board, while the exclusive DO&CO inflight catering product provides sumptuous new highs. Inflight chefs are on hand to refine gourmet menus, and a Vienna Coffee House service tempts passengers to try a host of speciality coffees.
Austrian Ailrines support possible Star Alliance membershipt of Air Union
AiR Union is increasingly developing from a marketing alliance of five airlines into an integrated airline with a joint air operating certificate. Its aim, however, is to become a strong and competitive partner, not only in Russia but also on the international stage. Once AiR Union has completed the process of integration, it will strive to gain membership of the Star Alliance. AiR Union will have to complete the necessary preparatory steps and fulfil all the requirements to join the Star Alliance.
As strategic partners of AiR Union, Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa support this goal, with Austrian playing a mentoring role for the Russian grouping. This has been recorded in a Memorandum of Understanding signed on 16 November between Austrian CEO Alfred Ötsch, Lufthansa CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber and the Chiefs of the Supervisory Committee of AiR Union, Alexander and Boris Abramovich.
AiR Union is an alliance of five Russian airlines – Kras Air, Omskavia, Samara Airlines, Domodedovo Airlines and Sibaviatrans – that was formed in 2004. Moscow Domodedovo Airport is an ideal hub for transfer passengers using the extensive route network of AiR Union in Central and Eastern Russia, which stretches from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Coast.
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