Austrian Airlines

The Austrian government has announced that it is offering Syrian refugees a “return bonus” of 1,000 euros to return home after the fall of the Assad regime.

Approximately 70,000 passengers are at Tel Aviv’s airport, many trying to catch the last flights out of Israel as more airlines suspend passenger and commercial flights to and from Tel Aviv due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Israeli media.

Many fear further flight cancellations and that they won’t be able to return to their home countries.

A commercial aircraft operated by Austrian Airlines en route from Palma, Majorca encountered severe hail damage during its descent toward Vienna on Sunday afternoon

German airline Lufthansa said Friday its planes would no longer use Iranian airspace as it extended a suspension on flights to and from Tehran amid soaring Middle East tensions.

"Due to the current situation, Lufthansa is suspending its flights to and from Tehran up to and including Thursday, 18 April," a company spokesperson said Friday.

Up to 26,000 job cuts are possible at the German aviation giant Lufthansa. The news comes as Lufthansa's shareholders prepare to vote on a €9 billion ($10.3 billion) bailout with conditions such as slot losses at key airports attached.

Austrian Airlines (AUA) announced on Thursday in Vienna that it is increasing its July charter flights to Greece by 20% compared to July 2019, instead of the originally planned 5% increase.
It said that the destinations are set to be announced soon, along with flight schedules for August.

Austrian Airlines suspends all flights from Wednesday evening, March 18, 2020 until March 28. The measure is due to restrictions already imposed on travel around the world, as well as a decline in demand for this type of transport, the airline said.

German airline Lufthansa cuts its short and medium haul flights by one quarter over the next few weeks against the backdrop of the coronavirus epidemic, according to a press release.

German airline Lufthansa announced plans on Nov. 7 to cut costs at its Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo unit to revive profits but faces a fresh challenge to its efforts with a cabin crew strike.

Austrian Airlines plane on Tirana International Airport on April 9, 2019. The plane was attacked by armed robbers who left the scene with millions of euros. Photo: Malton Dibra/LSA

Tirana International Airport SHPK, owned by Hong Kong-based China Everbright Limited, claimed that responsibility for responding to such major security breaches lay with the Albanian police.