AUA vs. Emirates: Negotiations Started in Dubai

TransportAirlines & Airports ♦ Published: August 3, 2011; 20:16 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Middle Eastern airline wants to double the number of connections to Vienna. Austrian Airlines sees unfair competition.

AUA vs. Emirates: Negotiations Started in Dubai / Picture: © Austrian Airlines / Flickr Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Today, Wednesday, negotiations on Emirates’ air rights started in Dubai. In its current summer flight plan the Middle Eastern airline has raised the number of connections to Vienna from 7 to 13 per week. The increase was only granted until the end of October, now Emirates wants to receive a permanent extension. Austrian Airlines is protesting against a prolongation. The company…