
Skyalps boss Gostner wants to “take over” AUA domestic routes
The South Tyrolean airline Skyalps intends to operate numerous scheduled routes with de Havilland Dash 8-400s on behalf of Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines. This was explained by owner Josef Gostner in an interview with a South Tyrolean daily newspaper. However, neither Austrian Airlines nor its parent company Lufthansa want to confirm the published statements. According to Josef Gostner, Linz Airport would play a larger role in Skyalps' route network in the future. The Upper Austrian airport in Linz has already been served for several weeks. In the future, the destinations Bolzano, Vienna and Frankfurt am Main are to be added. The connection to the home base in South Tyrol on its own account, the Austrian capital for AUA and the Kranich hub will be operated on behalf of Lufthansa. Flights to Friedrichshafen will then also be launched from there. AUA and Lufthansa do not confirm But that's not all: Skyalps owner Josef Gostner also announced that the company will operate the domestic routes from Vienna to Graz, Klagenfurt and Innsbruck for Austrian Airlines. This is what the entrepreneur said in an interview with the daily newspaper "Alto Adige". There is at least a not unfounded suspicion that the statements were not coordinated with the potential partners, because neither Lufthansa nor Austrian Airlines expressly want to confirm a cooperation with Skyalps. Neither Austrian Airlines nor Lufthansa have commented on what form of cooperation with Skyalps is possible. In particular, the question of whether the South Tyrolean company will "take over" the routes on its own account and conclude a codeshare agreement so that the flights can continue to be used as feeder flights or