With the announcement of large-scale easing throughout Europe, bookings at Austrian Airlines have reportedly skyrocketed.

Above all, the demand for flights during the Easter holidays is high, with travelers mainly drawn to warm-water destinations such as the Maldives, Mauritius or Cancún. Since the announcements of easing in Thailand, Austrian flights to Bangkok have also been in high demand again. Mediterranean destinations such as Málaga or classic city trip destinations such as Paris, Hamburg or Berlin are also popular in spring and some have already been increased with additional frequencies. “We are not surprised by the huge increase in bookings and the Austrians' desire to travel. People want to get out and discover new things – Austrian is a trusted travel companion!” says Austrian Board Member for Sales Michael Trestl.

After two long years full of travel restrictions, Austrian Airlines is starting the summer season with tourist flights above the pre-crisis level in order to compensate for the large upcoming catch-up effect. With more than 110 destinations and a broad increase in frequency, the home airline is offering 120 percent of the offer in the pre-crisis year 2019 this summer. The pent-up demand of travelers is already becoming apparent in the booking figures for the summer months.

Popular European destinations such as Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza, Thessaloniki, Keflavik and Larnaca have been booked thousands of times in the past few days alone. Due to the high demand for flights to the Balearic Islands, Austrian Airlines serves the islands of Mallorca with up to three flights a day and Ibiza with up to five flights a week in summer. Austrian flights across the Atlantic are also heavily booked. With the resumption of Los Angeles in the route network, Austrian Airlines will be offering up to 33 weekly direct connections to the USA from May. For the summer timetable, Austrian Airlines is reactivating all aircraft in its fleet in order to be able to use all capacities.