Austrian Airlines, a member of the Lufthansa Group, has announced seven new connections to increase its network to a total of almost 120 destinations. Most of these new destinations are to sunnier climes like Tivat, Montenegro; Porto, Portugal; and Marseille, France; with the exceptions of Tromsø, Norway; Billund, Denmark; and Vilnius, Lithuania – with all routes flown out of Vienna, Austria.
New route schedule
Below is the route schedule as released by Austrian Airlines:
| Route | Starting Day | Flight Number | Flight days |
| Vienna – Palermo | March 30 | OS 487 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| Vienna – Marseille | March 31 | OS 401 | Wednesday, Friday, Sunday |
| Vienna – Porto | April 1 | OS 445 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| Vienna – Billund | April 4 | OS 321 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| Vienna – Vilnius | April 26 | OS 635 | Wednesday, Friday, Sunday |
| Vienna – Tivat | May 13 | OS 725 | Monday, Wednesday, Saturday |
| Vienna – Tromsø | June 5 | OS 329 | Monday |
Goal of route expansion
For Austrian Airlines CCO Michael Trestl, the goal is to recruit potential passengers to ride the airline to unique European destinations.
As Trestl explains; The expansion of the short-haul network highlights our positioning as the clear number 1 in Vienna and increases our footprint in the European market. The goal is to give our guests a diverse portfolio of European destinations as well as an attractive flight schedule and great offers.
Source SimpleFlying.com
