Austria

Austrian Airlines says there will be a 'clear focus on long-haul travel' in winter.

The carrier had been prevented from flying passengers from London to Vienna.

Two new short-haul routes will start from Zurich and three from Geneva this summer, but the airline does not expect demand to pick-up until the third quarter of the year.

Austrian Airlines is returning to Hannover after an absence of more than a decade.

The carrier plans to fly to 20 European cities by May.

The airline’s long-haul flying is curtailed because of COVID-19, with only three US destinations being served.

Ryanair Group’s Austrian subsidiary Lauda faces an “existential crisis” with its main base in Vienna expected to close before the end of the month, group CEO Michael O’Leary has warned.

The cuts include an already announced 40% reduction in flights to Italy.

After growing capacity by 8% in 2019, Serbia’s national air carrier is launching six new routes in 2020.

International Airlines Group is seeking to gain a foothold on Austrian soil by using LEVEL, its low-cost weapon on transatlantic routes, to enter the crowded European short-haul leisure market.