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Austrian Airlines

All-class rating 5.7

5.7/10

  • Boarding 4.7
  • Seat for sitting 5.2
  • Seat for sleeping 3.4
  • Service 5.7
  • Entertainment 3.9
  • Food & drink 4.6
  • Punctuality 9.3
  • Baggage 7.5
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Austrian (airline code OS), is Austria's flag carrier based at Vienna airport. It began flying in March 1958 and has a fleet of 98 aircraft. Austrian also has a secondary base at Innsbruck airport.

Route Network

Austrian flies to 120 destinations and has built a particularly strong network of routes to Eastern Europe where it claims market leadership with 45 destinations.

Ownership

Lufthansa bought a 41.56% stake in Austrian in December 2008 and announced its intention to mount a full takeover bid. The deal is subject to approval by the European Commission, which was due to make a decision by summer 2009. Lufthansa, which also owns Swiss International Air Lines, intends to keep the Austrian name and hubs.

Other Information

Austrian joined the Star Alliance in 2000 and took over the majority of the shares in Lauda Air in 2001. The Lauda name survives as a charter brand.

The Austrian Airlines Group comprises Austrian, Lauda Air and the regional and domestic carrier Austrian arrows (operated by Tyrolean).

  • For Austrian's frequent flier programme details, click here.

  • For Austrian's Wikipedia page, click here.

Austrian Airlines user reviews

athomeagain flew Austrian Airlines Economy, on a A320

Distance between seats is absolutely di minimis on the A320 for almost all... more

Overall:

3.0/10

3.0

stefanZingg flew Austrian Airlines Business (long-haul), on a B777-200ER

Boarding is a problem when you sitting in 2nd part of the business class. Parallel... more

Overall:

8.4/10

8.4

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