Austrian Airlines AG celebrates the reintroduction of Saudi flights in true Austrian style

About Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier airline of Austria, headquartered in Vienna. Together with regional subsidiary Tyrolean Airways (Austrian Arrows) and charter arm Lauda Air, it operates scheduled services to over 130 destinations. Its main base is Vienna International Airport, with a hub at Innsbruck Airport. It is a member of the Star Alliance and the Austrian Airlines Group.

The airline was founded on 30 September 1957, making its maiden flight on 31 March 1958 when a Vickers Viscount 779 took off from Vienna for London, England via Zurich. Austrian Airlines was formed through the merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways.

Austrian became a member of the Star Alliance in 2000. That year, Austrian acquired Lauda Air, an airline whose operations included long haul flights, and acquired Rheintalflug on 15 February 2001. Its name was shortened to Austrian in September 2003 when it rebranded its three constituent carriers.

Austrian Airlines is owned by ÖIAG (39.8%), floating stock (48.0%), Austrian institutional investors (10.2%) and Austrian Airlines (2%). It also wholly owns subsidiary airlines, Austrian Arrows and Lauda Air, and has a 22.5% share in Ukraine International Airlines. It has 8,468 employees.

Austrian Airlines Takes Top Places At World Airlines Awards 2008. More than 15 million air passengers from 95 countries around the world have taken part in an online survey to evaluate the world's best airlines for British consultancy Skytrax. Austrian Airlines took top places in a number of different categories of the World Airline Awards 2008.

The Austrian Premium Service:
Austrian Airlines has equipped Airbus A320 aircraft with the generous new lie-flat sleeper seats from RECARO in Business Class. The Business sleeper seats offer 116 cm of legroom, electrically adjustable back- and footrests and an integrated massage function, and consequently every possible amenity to ensure well-being and relaxation. The generously proportioned space offered by the chair is complemented by a range of culinary delicacies, with Austrian flight attendants serving refreshing fruit juices, drinks and warm nuts in an aperitif service. After this, freshly prepared Do & Co menus consisting of several courses and including Oriental or Austrian specialities are served on the finest porcelain. Finally, exquisite speciality tea and coffees round off the product. Entertainment is provided by a state-of-the-art personal video player: with programme selection in 4 different languages, the player offers the latest films (two with Arabic subtitles), documentaries, lifestyle programmes, sports shows, children's programming, games and a wide range of international and Arabic music. New headphones from Sennheiser ensure hiss-free listening pleasure. Austrian flight attendants will continue to offer passengers a wide-ranging selection of regional and international magazines and newspapers.

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Ameera AlTabbaa
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MEMAC Ogilvy, Jeddah
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