Austrian to increase flights to Bangkok and New York this winter – Business Traveller
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Austrian to increase flights to Bangkok and New York this winter – Business Traveller

Austrian Airlines has outlined plans to increase frequencies and extend summer seasonal services into the winter season. Two Boeing 787 aircraft were recently transferred to the carrier from Bamboo Airways, These and additional Dreamliner aircraft arriving from sister carrier Lufthansa will allow Austrian to increase frequencies between Vienna and Bangkok to 13 flights per week…

More than one million passengers opt for Lufthansa Group’s Green Fares – Business Traveller
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More than one million passengers opt for Lufthansa Group’s Green Fares – Business Traveller

Lufthansa Group says it has now passed the milestone of one million passengers purchasing its Green Fares. The group launched the fare option as a pilot project in August 2022, before rolling it out across the group’s European and North African routes in February 2023, and subsequently to selected long-haul routes. The fare allows passengers…

Lufthansa to take delivery of 20 long-haul aircraft this year – Business Traveller
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Lufthansa to take delivery of 20 long-haul aircraft this year – Business Traveller

Lufthansa Group will take delivery of more than 30 aircraft this year, including 20 long-haul aircraft joining Lufthansa’s fleet. The carrier is set to take delivery of “a double-digit number of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners”, as well as eight Airbus A350-900s and one Boeing 777 freighter. The A350 deliveries will include the first aircraft to be…

SWISS A220 and A320 Family aircraft to get inflight wifi – Business Traveller
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SWISS A220 and A320 Family aircraft to get inflight wifi – Business Traveller

Lufthansa Group has provided an update on the rollout of inflight wifi connectivity across its fleet of A220, A319, A320 and A321 aircraft. The group has been installing broadband on Lufthansa, Austrian and Eurowings short and medium-haul planes, with SWISS the next to benefit from the technology. Work will commence in the fourth quarter of…

Lufthansa Group extends Green Fares to selected long-haul routes – Business Traveller
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Lufthansa Group extends Green Fares to selected long-haul routes – Business Traveller

Lufthansa Group has further extended its carbon offsetting Green Fares, with the option now available on 12 long-haul routes. The group first announced plans for the fare option in August last year, which allows passengers to purchase a ticket which includes the offsetting of their individual flight-related CO2 emissions, along with other benefits including additional…