Austrian Airways took off for Boston for the primary time, launching the 12 months spherical nonstop flight connection from Vienna to Boston. Austria’s house provider will fly to the US metropolis on the East Coast as much as six instances per week. The flight will likely be operated with a Boeing 767, which has 211 seats.
Earlier than the passengers took off on board the Boeing 767 to Boston, they had been welcomed on the gate by Austrian Airways CCO Michael Trestl and Julian Jäger, Joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport, and launched to the brand new vacation spot. Along with the standard ribbon slicing ceremony, visitors loved culinary delights and a fast sketch artist who artistically captured the second of their inaugural flight. Goodies had been handed out by Austrian Airways CCO Michael Trestl on board the inaugural flight.
Michael Trestl, Chief Business Officer of Austrian Airways, is enthusiastic concerning the strategic route growth: “We’re delighted so as to add an especially enticing vacation spot to our Austrian Airways vacation spot portfolio with Boston. By increasing our long-haul community, we’re providing our passengers a various journey program, growing our presence within the worldwide market and strengthening our hub in Vienna.” He continues: “Boston is a captivating vacation spot for leisure and enterprise vacationers with its famend academic establishments, together with Harvard and MIT, its enterprise affiliations and the incomparable appeal of town. It can additionally make it even simpler for guests from the USA to journey to Vienna sooner or later.”
The journey time between Vienna and Boston, some 6,500 kilometres away, is roughly 9 hours. The flight will likely be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in addition to each second Tuesday. Departure from Vienna is at 10:40 a.m., arriving in Boston at 01:50 p.m. native time. The return flight departs Boston at 05:10 p.m., arriving in Vienna at 07:25 a.m. native time.
With the addition of Boston as new vacation spot, Austrian Airways will increase its intercontinental footprint to a complete of 18 locations, providing its passengers in 2024 greater than 125 worldwide journey locations.
Julian Jäger, Joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport, is happy concerning the profitable cooperation between Austrian Airways and Vienna Airport and emphasizes: “The USA is crucial lengthy haul marketplace for Vienna Airport. With the brand new direct connection to Boston, our house provider Austrian Airways is increasing its North America providing. Boston, one of many oldest cities within the USA, provides quite a few cultural and historic highlights. The modernization and growth of the Austrian Airways long-haul fleet to eleven Boeing 787 Dreamliners will increase the attractiveness of North American journey and offers Vienna’s financial system and tourism an essential increase at the start of summer season.”
Norbert Kettner, Managing Director of Vienna Vacationer Board, can be delighted concerning the strengthened connection to the USA: “As a medium-sized capital of a small nation, Vienna can reach tourism and general economically solely by way of its connection to worldwide transport routes. In 2024, Vienna will proceed to be a globally linked metropolis – the brand new Boston flight of our strategic associate Austrian Airways supplies a robust increase for each leisure tourism and the convention sector. Vienna’s tourism is as soon as once more as worldwide because it was earlier than the pandemic. The USA, which is Vienna’s most essential long-distance market and was already above its pre-pandemic degree in 2023, performed a significant position on this.”
| Route | Flightnumber | Flightday | Departure – Arrival
(native instances) |
| Vienna – Boston | OS 91 | Day by day besides Thursdays, on Tuesdays service solely each second week | 10:40 a.m. – 01:50 p.m. |
| Boston – Vienna | OS 92 | Day by day besides Thursdays, on Tuesdays service solely each second week | 05:10 p.m. – 07:25 a.m. (subsequent day) |