The primary long-haul flight with the brand new Austrian Airways Dreamliner Boeing 787-9 took off. with the registration OE-LPL and the flight quantity OS87 to JFK Airport in New York. “The ‘Dreamliner’ lives as much as its identify and makes desires come true. We’re extremely joyful that our passengers can revel in our Austrian hospitality mixed with new, leading edge commute convenience, ranging from as of late’s inaugural flight at the long-haul path to New York,” says Austrian Airways CCO Michael Trestl.
Upon getting into, the inviting cabin of the Boeing 787 welcomes you with a spacious atmosphere. The Dreamliner comprises a complete of 294 passengers, together with 26 seats in Industry Elegance, 21 in Top rate Economic system, and 247 in Economic system Elegance. Visitors in Industry Elegance can revel in generously sized seats that may simply be reworked into lieflat beds. Along with most convenience, each seat provides direct get entry to to the aisle and plentiful stowage area. Moreover, raised facet panels of the seats be certain that higher privateness.
If it is Industry, Top rate Economic system or Economic system Elegance, touring with the Dreamliner guarantees a brand new, enhanced commute revel in in each reserving elegance. As an example, you’ll be able to revel in extra space and luxury because of the considerably greater overhead compartments. Passengers can additionally be expecting an leading edge lighting fixtures machine on board. It adapts to the biorhythm relying at the time of day or night time and thus now not best guarantees further convenience on board however has additionally been confirmed to lend a hand scale back jet lag. Specifically low-noise engines additionally make the flight within the Dreamliner a at ease travelling revel in.
The Boeing 787 could also be recognized for having the most important home windows in aviation trade and guarantees that even visitors sitting in a center seat have a view of the horizon. Thru digital dimming, passengers can keep watch over the sunshine publicity in line with their particular person personal tastes whilst nonetheless playing the breathtaking perspectives above the clouds.
As well as, the long-awaited Web get entry to is step by step being presented in Austrian Airways’ intercontinental fleet. On long-haul flights with the Boeing 787, visitors are actually presented FlyNet messaging totally free in alle reserving categories. Moreover, passengers can make a choice from two paid WiFi programs – the FlyNet Top rate 2-hour for 15 euros or the FlyNet Top rate Complete Flight bundle for 25 euros. HON Circle Contributors at all times take pleasure in loose FlyNet Top rate get entry to on intercontinental Dreamliner flights.
Austrian pride above the clouds
Along with the entire facilities presented through the newest airplane fashion within the Austrian Airways fleet, there is after all no scarcity of indulgence, culinary delights and Austrian hospitality. On board the Dreamliner, Austrian Airways passengers can sit up for the “Tastefully Austrian” long-haul menu, which sticks out considerably from different airways. As an example, the DO & CO Flying Cooks and the “Viennese espresso area carrier on board” supply culinary delights in Industry Elegance. In the meantime passengers in Top rate Economic system or Economic system commute elegance too can make a choice from other menus.
Inaugural flight of the OE-LPL marks the start of a brand new technology
Austrian Airways is going through a vital milestone in 2024. With the OE-LPL, Austrian Airways starts the modernization and growth of its long-haul fleet. Ten extra Boeing 787-9s will step by step substitute the prevailing long-haul jets of the Boeing 777 and 767 households through 2028. “With the Dreamliner, Austrian Airways is setting out into a brand new technology of airplane, is on track for enlargement and will place itself optimally in world pageant. The combination of a complete of 11 Boeing 787-9 airplane over the following 4 years is a vital sign for Austria as a industry location, our hub Vienna and an vital step in opposition to the longer term”, says Austrian Airways CEO Annette Mann.
“Austrian Airways is crucial airline at Vienna Airport which accounts for on the subject of part our passenger quantity. The deployment of the primary Boeing 787 Dreamliner through our house service represents a milestone within the historical past of the airline and the airport. The growth of the long-haul fleet permits Austrian Airways to spice up its industry and long-haul flight providing from Vienna. North The us is at the vanguard of Vienna Airport’s long-haul flight carrier. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner provides higher capability and new flight connections to america. This could also be a powerful sign of enlargement for Vienna as an aviation hub”, says Julian Jäger, Joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport, in congratulating Austrian Airways at the a success get started of the Dreamliner.
The Boeing 787 reduces CO2 have an effect on
With the brand new Dreamliner, Austria’s house service receives an airplane form of the newest era era. “With the mixing of the Boeing 787-9, we’re choosing one of the vital leading edge long-haul fashions available on the market. Due to leading edge era, decrease weight, excellent aerodynamics and cutting-edge engines, the Dreamliners are considerably extra environment friendly than their predecessor fashions,” explains Austrian Airways COO Francesco Sciortino. At round 2.5 liters of gas in line with passenger in line with 100 kilometers of flight distance, gas intake is as much as 20 % decrease in comparison to a Boeing 767, thus enabling a discounted CO2 have an effect on. The second one, new Boeing 787-9 with the purple white-red tail and the registration OE-LPM is scheduled to take off for its inaugural flight to Chicago in only some weeks.
Ahead of the visitors board the brand new airplane fashion within the Austrian Airways fleet with the registration OE LPL, they’ll be welcomed and presented to “the brand new Servus within the air” all over a gate match attended through Austrian Airways board individuals CEO Annette Mann, CCO Michael Trestl, and COO Francesco Sciortino, in addition to Julian Jäger, Govt Board member of Vienna Airport. As well as to a photograph wall for commemorative footage of the inaugural flight and 787-themed chocolates, passengers will probably be handled to culinary delights on the gate.