The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has so far got through the winter flight schedule 2021/22 better in Austria than, for example, its competitor Wizz Air. Now the group of companies headed by Michael O'Leary is also using the “Omikron red pen” in Salzburg and Vienna. 14 routes from the capital will be temporarily suspended and one route in Mozart's city will be affected.

The destination Agadir offered from Vienna is a special case. This is not included in the specified number, as this route may not be served for official reasons. Morocco is currently banning all international passenger flights, so that all airlines are equally affected.

In Vienna, the “string concert” begins immediately after January 6th, 2022. For the time being, Ryanair only wants to pause the affected routes in January 2022. On many other routes there are, in some cases, strong frequency reductions. One example of this is Dortmund, which is currently only to be served twice a week. The following destinations are affected by the temporary suspension from Vienna: Akaba, Banja Luka, Billund, Bristol, Gdansk, Edinburgh, Kosice, Lappeenranta, Liverpool, Nis, Sandefjord (“Oslo Torp”), Pisa, Rome-Ciampino and Suceava. Manchester will be suspended from Salzburg.

The reason for the reduction at Ryanair is that, due to the recent tightening of entry and quarantine regulations, demand has suffered a sharp kink from January 2022. The lowcoster felt this a little later - in direct comparison with Wizz Air and Austrian Airlines - but is not spared. The classification of the UK as a so-called virus variant area is also the reason why UK targets are set above average.

It should also be noted that destinations such as Akaba, Banja Luka, Lappeenranta and Kosice are affected that were only recorded a few weeks ago or, in the case of Akaba, even a few days from the Austrian capital. Kosice and Oslo are also served by Austrian Airlines. The Ryanair competitor said on request that these routes will not be discontinued, but will continue to be operated.

How long the Irish low-cost airline will actually suspend those routes that will be paused from the beginning of January 2022 is unclear. Officially, it is suspended for around a month, but in the course of the corona pandemic so far, almost all airlines have often extended breaks. In general, it cannot be ruled out that Ryanair will expand the so-called temporary red pen in Salzburg and Vienna. But you definitely don't want to withdraw.

The table below shows the flights offered by the Irish low-cost carrier from Vienna and Salzburg. The routes marked in bold are temporarily set on the specified date. Those destinations that have named a recording date are either new or not currently served, or they are seasonal summer routes.

Ryanair routes from Austria at a glance: