In the past few weeks, numerous carriers have made changes to their flight schedules. Austrian Airlines also thinned it out. However, the company rejects the scope that resulted from a comparison of flight plan data.

In the “before Corona” period, the airlines generally planned extremely long-term. Although they responded to fluctuations in demand with reductions and increases, or occasionally took on new routes with a short lead time, due to the corona pandemic, the industry is planning rather at short notice.

The low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air have made some adjustments to the summer flight schedule 2021 in the last few weeks. Both providers have postponed the inclusion of routes and the Hungarian carrier in particular has also reduced frequencies. Now it is also evident at Austrian Airlines that the red pencil had to be used.

A comparison of the flight schedule data shows that there are 2021 fewer legs per week on sale in August 2021 compared to July 256. Specifically, this means that the AUA has made thinning, but the Lufthansa subsidiary does not want to leave it as it is.

A spokeswoman told Aviation Direct: “Austrian Airlines' flight schedules are planned well in advance. The flights for August were already released for booking at a time when the development of the pandemic and its consequences for air traffic could not yet be foreseen. We adjusted our offer for August in mid-June and have made marginal changes since then, there was no reduction by 256 flights per week in July. Adjustments in the flight plan depending on the load are common due to the high volatility of the market ”.