Austrian Airlines Business Class, Up to 9 Seats
Austrian Airlines might not have the most modern business class seats, but the catering is fantastic and it's a great way to get to Vienna (and other EU cities).
With space for up to 9 people in business class in early 2025, this is a great opportunity to lock in seats for the whole family or a bunch of friends!
Points Wire Highlights
Now, let's get into the details!
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Straight To The Points
Routes: EWR/JFK/ORD/YUL-VIE
Operating airline: Austrian Airlines
Class of service: Business class
Dates: January-March 2025
Seats available: 2 (up to 9)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1 (Boeing 767), 1-2-1/2-2-2 (Boeing 777)
Book with (per person, one-way):
- *Air Canada Aeroplan: 70,000 miles
- ANA Mileage Club: 100,000 miles (round-trip only)
- Asiana Club: 40,000 miles
- *Avianca LifeMiles:
- JFK: 58,000 miles
- EWR/ORD/YUL: 63,000 miles
- EVA Infinity MileageLands: 65,000 miles
- Lufthansa Miles & More: 56,000 miles
- Singapore KrisFlyer: 81,000 miles
- Turkish Miles&Smiles: 90,000 miles
- *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
*No Surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person):
- From US: $5.60 (~$52 from YUL)
- From VIE: ~$66 (~$48 from YUL)
- Surcharges from US or VIE: ~$869
Aeroplan and LifeMiles have partner booking fees.
Bank transfer partners:
- Air Canada Aeroplan: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Marriott
- ANA Mileage Club: Amex, Marriott
- Asiana Club: Marriott
- Avianca LifeMiles: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
- EVA Air Infinity MileageLands: Capital One, Citi
- Singapore KrisFlyer: Amex, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
- Turkish Miles&Smiles : Citi, Capital One, Marriott
- United MileagePlus: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
Current Airline Transfer Bonuses
Best Card Offers
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Available Dates
EWR-VIE
January: 2, 7, 8 11-15, 17-22, 24-27, 29-31
February: 1-5, 7, 9-19, 21-28
March: 1-13, 17, 18
VIE-EWR
January: 7-18, 21-31
February: 1-8, 10-15, 17, 19, 20-23, 25-28
March: 1, 4-8, 10-14, 16-18
JFK-VIE
January: 7, 14, 21, 28
February: 4, 11, 18, 25
March: 4, 18
VIE-JFK
January: 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
February: 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
March: 4, 6, 11, 13
ORD-VIE
January: 7, 8, 10, 12, 14-16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29
February: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26
March: 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 16,
VIE-ORD
January: 7, 9, 11, 14-19, 21-26, 28-31
February: 2, 4-7, 9, 11-14, 16, 18-221, 23, 25-27
March: 4-7, 9, 11, 13
YUL-VIE
January: 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 29
February: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26
March: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17
VIE-YUL
January: 1, 13, 20, 27
February: 3, 7, 19, 15, 17, 22, 24
March: 1, 3, 12, 15
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Flight Experience
Austrian Airlines offers a 1-2-1 business class cabin with staggered seating on its Boeing 767. Every seat is lie-flat and has direct aisle access which checks the most basic boxes.
On its Boeing 777, you'll see a combo of 1-2-1 and 2-2-2 seating. If your route has the 777, try to get one of the throne seats if you're traveling solo as it will provide the most space and the most privacy.
While it's not Qsuites level, Austrian excels with its DO&CO catering. If you like coffee, make sure you give some of the Viennese coffee options a try. If you want to sleep on your way to Europe, maybe save the coffee for breakfast.
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Book Your Stay Vienna With VIP Perks
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*Bookable with points
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Best Ways To Book
LifeMiles: Great Rate, No Surcharges
At 63,000 miles one-way, LifeMiles is your best bet if you have Amex, Capital One, or Citi points. Please be aware that LifeMiles has changed how you select dates when searching. This could prevent you from being able to run a search for the dates you want and would force you to call.
Aeroplan: Solid Rate, Stopovers On One-Ways
You'll need 70,000 points for a non-stop flight. If you keep the total flight distance to a max of 6,000 flight miles, this rate won't change if you include connecting flights in the US and/or Europe.
If you don't want to deal with LifeMiles, this is often your best option.
You can use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance and double-check Aeroplan's zone-based chart. You can also include a stopover for 5,000 additional miles.
United: Stopover On Round-Trips
If you're trying to get rid of some United miles, 88,000 miles for a one-way to Europe is decent (for United). It also has a slight advantage over Aeroplan if you have Chase points and are connecting from the west coast.
You can utilize United's Excursionist Perk to include a free one-way ticket within Europe on a round-trip award. Basically, it's a stopover.
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How To Book
If you don't know the exact dates you want to fly, keep things simple and use United's calendar search option.
- From United's homepage, select Advanced search
- Choose to show price in miles
- Select Roundtrip or One-way
- Enter the origin & destination
- Select Nonstop only (if you don't need a connection)
- Select the number of passengers
- Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month
- Select Business
- Run the search
- If booking with another Star Alliance partner, confirm space by searching with that program
- Transfer points (if necessary)
- Log into your account
- Run the search again
- Complete the booking
Make sure you search with the program you want to use to book before transferring points.
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Final Thoughts
Austria is a beautiful country that's definitely worth a visit and Austrian Airlines provides a fun way to get there. You can try the famous Sachertorte during your visit to Vienna.
While the Hotel Sacher Wien is the origin of this famous dessert, I would suggest going to Kleines Café (cash only last I checked). You'll avoid massive crowds and it'll be just as good!
Happy booking!
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