AUA to Strengthen Presence in Austria

People ♦ Published: December 8, 2011; 18:18 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austrian Airlines, the subsidiary of the German Lufthansa, refocuses on the Austrian home market. Flights to provincial airports should be extended.

AUA to Strengthen Presence in Austria / Picture: © Austrian Airlines / Flickr Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

After years of downsizing activities in Austria, AUA will show more presence again. For the airline, the only really important airport is the Viennese destination. But now, according to CEO Andreas Bierwirth, there is a clear commitment not to forget the Upper Austrian capital Linz. “We also consider the demand from the provinces.” The local network should be strengthened…