In the year 1957 on 4th of April, Austrian Airline was formed after the unification of Air Austria and Austrian Airways, which were formed in the year 1955 when the state Agreement was inked. In the year 1958 on 31st of March i.e. within a year, the airline started off with its maiden schedule service between London and Vienna. Consequently, Austrian flights become operational on various routes i.e. on both domestic as well as international. In the year 2008, on 31st of March, this airline celebrated its 50th anniversary.
In the year 2008, on 15th of July, i.e. on the same year, to business class customers going to the Middle East or Central Asia the airline started offering special privileges. This premium services involves oriental flair as well as excellent hospitality that delight passengers. In the year 2008 August, from the Austrian Government, the airline received the privatization mandate. Currently, the flight is the member of the Star Alliance and is a part of the Lufthansa Group.
Austrian Airline has earned lots of accolades and awards over the years from renowned names like the Skytrax World Airline, Business Traveler, Global Traveler Magazine and Scandinavian Airlines SAS which has been done owing to the dedicated efforts of employees, cheap air tickets and superior hospitality. The airline actively serves its passengers with online booking facility as well as low air fare to ensure and make passenger, experience travelling as a fun and comfortable.
Owing to its cheap air tickets, hospitable crew and a number of customer-friendly services such as online booking, flight schedule and mobile services, Austrian Airline has become a preferred travel partner for many passengers.
To make passenger opportune and make them conveniently travel to different parts of the world without any hassle, wide network as well as the state- of- art fleet has been added to the flights. The airline offers frequent flights to various cities of many countries such as France and Poland. Besides destinations in United Kingdom, many Asian cities such as Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Bangkok in Thailand and Shanghai and Hong Kong in China are served by this airline by its frequent flights. London, Birmingham, Newquay, Manchester, New Castle and Cardiff are also served by flights of this Airline.
Numerous cities in America and Africa such as New York, Las Vegas, Lima, Brasilia, Santiago, Johannesburg and Denver are also served by this Airline. This airline with best-in-class services as well as low air fare, offers flights to many Indian cities such as Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru. Along with connecting international destinations, the airline with its hub in Vienna also offers frequent flights to Austrian cities like Linz, Graz, Salzburg and Klagenfurt. As of March 2011, with an average age of 10.6 years, the fleet of Austrian Airlines consists of 42 aircrafts. The fleet includes, 2 Boeing 737-600, 2 Boeing 737-700, 3 Airbus A321-100, 3 Airbus A321-200, 4 Boeing 777-200ER aircrafts, 6 Boeing 737-800, 6 Boeing 767-300ER, 7 Airbus A319 and 9 Airbus A320-200.
Nguyen An Tra My
Martin Wynn
