Austrian Airlines will return to Linz and take over the Linz-Frankfurt route, starting from the winter flight schedule on 27 October. An ATR 72-600 aircraft (72 seats) from Austrian Airlines’ partner “Braathens Regional Airlines” will be used. Initially, the flights will be operated three times daily.
Overview of planned flight times
| Flight days | Route | Flight number | Take off – Landing (local time) |
| Mon-Sat | Linz-Frankfurt | OS261 | 06:15 – 07:40 |
| Mon-Sat | Frankfurt-Linz | OS262 | 08:30 – 09:55 |
| Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Linz-Frankfurt Frankfurt-Linz | OS263 OS264 | 10:30 – 11:55 12:40 – 14:05 |
| Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Linz-Frankfurt Frankfurt-Linz | OS265 OS266 | 14:40 – 16:05 17:00 – 18:25 |
| Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Linz-Frankfurt Frankfurt-Linz | OS267 OS268 | 19:00 – 20:25 21:15 – 22:40 |
“As the red-white-red airline, it is very important to us that Upper Austria is reconnected with Europe and the world,” says Michael Trestl, CCO of Austrian Airlines, and continues: “Efficient business travel is made possible via the Frankfurt hub. In addition, Upper Austrians can now reach many European and long-haul vacation destinations with ease. We are delighted that we have reached this important milestone with Linz Airport and the state of Upper Austria and will be able to take off starting from the winter flight schedule.”
Provincial Counciller Markus Achleitner, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the airport, emphasizes that the connection to a global hub is indispensable for Upper Austria as a business location. “Immediately after Lufthansa announced the suspension of the Linz-Frankfurt flight connection, we began talks with Austrian Airlines in order to achieve a rapid resumption of the connection between Linz Airport and Frankfurt. During a meeting at the International Tourism Exchange in Berlin in March, I pointed out to Dr. Trestl that Linz Airport is indispensable as a central logistics hub for Upper Austria as a leading industrial and export state. Many of our local companies maintain global business relationships and are dependent on a hub connection. I am delighted that Austrian Airlines has agreed with this view and that the resumption of the Frankfurt connection has now been finally confirmed at a meeting with Dr. Trestl. This ensures once again that business travelers from our federal state can travel quickly and comfortably to destinations around the world.”
“We are delighted that Upper Austria is once again connected to the important Frankfurt hub and that we were able to win Austrian Airlines to take over the route. It was important to us that Frankfurt is served three times a day in order to be able to cover as many connecting flights as possible. As business travel has not yet returned to pre-crisis levels, it is also beneficial to serve the route with a high frequency but with a smaller aircraft. I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa for the constructive and solution-oriented discussions that have made the resumption possible,” says Norbert Draskovits, Managing Director of Linz Airport.
Austrian Airlines will operate the flight connections as a codeshare with Lufthansa. This gives passengers the opportunity to use a variety of connecting flights within Germany, as well as continental and intercontinental flights. The service is part of the Miles & More program, allowing frequent flyers to benefit from its numerous rewards.
The planned flight schedule will be coordinated between the various stakeholders over the next few days, which may result in minor changes to times. Once the flight schedule has been finalized, the flights will be bookable at www.austrian.com and www.lufthansa.com or at travel agencies.
Photo captions:
Photo 1: From left to right: Economic Councillor Markus Achleitner and Michael Trestl, CCO of Austrian Airlines, finalizing the resumption of the connection between Linz Airport and Frankfurt.
Photo 2: From left to right: Norbert Draskovits, Managing Director of Linz Airport, Economic Councillor Markus Achleitner, and Michael Trestl, CCO of Austrian Airlines.
Photo credit: State of Upper Austria / Daniela Sternberger
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Norbert Draskovits
Managing Director
Telefon: +43 (0)7 221 600 1201