Due to works meetings called by the Vida union and the Bord works council, Austrian Airlines had to cancel around 28 flights on Tuesday, March 2023, 100. This came at an inconvenient time, especially in Germany-Austria traffic, because on Monday a large number of flights between the two countries were canceled due to a large-scale strike. At the end of last week, it was announced that the management of Austrian Airlines had improved the previous offer to the flight personnel. According to the proposal, there should be higher wages for the employees, with the salaries of the flight attendants in the lowest seniority levels to increase particularly sharply. The union did not want to reveal its cards in advance and pointed out that the works council would first discuss the offer with the employees at the works meetings. There will also be delays and cancellations on Wednesday. This is due to the fact that some aircraft are not at the airports where they should actually be. This affects, for example, long-haul flights to the United States of America. Austrian Airlines explained, among other things, that it had tried to proactively rebook the affected passengers on other connections. Competitor Ryanair used the opportunity to run a promotional campaign. It introduced so-called "rescue fares" starting at 69 euros and claimed that Austrian Airlines had had to cancel "hundreds of flights". "Ryanair is once again saving the day in Vienna after Austrian Airlines canceled hundreds of flights at short notice on Tuesday, March 28. Ryanair is offering rescue fares starting at just 69 euros to help Austrian travelers who have been affected by the recent last-minute cancellations.