For several weeks, Austrian Airlines has had to do without the services of the badly damaged Airbus A320neo with the registration OE-LZQ. This will not change - at least not in the short term.
About a month ago, the carrier told Aviation.Direct that a decision regarding the future of this still very young commercial aircraft was expected in July 2024. An Austrian Airlines spokesperson has now confirmed upon request that no decision has yet been made.
The OE-LZQ was severely damaged during a towing operation that, to put it simply, went wrong . There were no passengers on board at the time of the incident, which occurred at Vienna-Schwechat Airport.