In cooperation with Aurena, Austrian Airlines recently auctioned trolleys and aircraft seats that were no longer needed. The total proceeds of 58.587 euros will be donated in full to the Ukraine aid by neighbors in need.

Eleven rows of seats and 170 on-board trolleys were sold to the highest bidder for a good cause. The seats were used on long-haul flights worldwide and were exchanged for Premium Economy Class seats during a cabin conversion. They have been repapered true to the original and are now looking forward to new tasks on the floor - namely in the living rooms of the highest bidders; be it as an extravagant piece of furniture, a bar trolley or an extremely robust tool box. A total of over 2.500 bids were submitted by a total of 390 bidders at the charity auction, and almost 60.000 euros in donations were collected. In cooperation with the Austrian auction platform Aurena, Austrian Airlines is donating the entire proceeds of the auction to neighbors in need to support the people in Ukraine. Neighbors in need will use the donations to provide those affected with the essentials such as food, water, hygiene items or medication.

“The immeasurable suffering of the people in Ukraine affects us all deeply. Our task as a red-white-red airline is to connect people, cultures and economies. We want to meet this responsibility even in this crisis. We are therefore happy to share a piece of Austrian aviation history and at the same time to help the people of Ukraine at least a little. We would like to thank all bidders who bid and thus made a valuable contribution to people in need,” says Austrian CCO Michael Trestl.