|  | Austrian Airlines Business Class, Up To 9 Seats |
| If you’re looking for business class space to Europe later this year or even into spring of next year, Austrian Airlines has a nice chunk of award space from several airports.
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Routes: BOS, EWR, IAD, JFK, ORD, YUL - VIE
Operating airline: Austrian Airlines
Class of service: Business class
Dates: November 2024 - April 2025
Seats available: 2 (up to 9)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1 (Boeing 767 & 787); 1-2-1/2-2-2 (Boeing 777)
Book with (per person, one-way): *Air Canada Aeroplan: 70,000 points ANA Mileage Club: 100,000 miles (round-trip only) Asiana Club: 40,000 miles *avianca lifemiles: 70,000 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 (~$58 from YUL) From VIE: ~$66 (~$49 from YUL) Surcharges from US: ~$1,019 Surcharges from VIE: ~$395.30
Aeroplan and LifeMiles have partner booking fees.
Bank transfer partners: Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott Asiana Club: Marriott lifemiles: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott EVA: Capital One, Citi Singapore: Amex, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Turkish: Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
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|  | | | BOS-VIE November: 13, 15, 17, 24 December: 1, 11 January: 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31 February: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 28 March: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, 31 April: 1-3, 5-10, 14-16 VIE-BOS November: 13, 15, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29 December: 4, 6, 11 January: 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31 February: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28 March: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, 31 April: 1-3, 6-10, 14, 16, 17
EWR-VIE November: 12, 13, 17, 28 December: N/A January: 7, 12, 21, 31 February: 11, 18 March: 25, 30 April: 1, 2 VIE-EWR November: 13, 14, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 December: 3, 4 January: 9, 14, 16, 21-25, 28, 30 February: 4-6, 11, 12, 18, 25 March: 4, 5, 11, 12, 19, 25 April: 1-3, 7-10, 15
IAD-VIE November: 12, 16, 26 December: 31 January: 7, 9, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 February: 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 March: 2, 9, 11, 16, 23, 25, 31 April: 7 VIE-IAD November: 14-16, 17, 19, 21-24, 26, 28-30 December: 3, 6, 13, 14 January: 14, 16-18, 21, 23-25, 28, 30, 31 February: 4, 6-8, 11, 13-15, 20, 25, 27, 28 March: 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 21, 27-29 April: 3, 4, 10 |
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| JFK-VIE January: 9-11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 28, 30 February: 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 March: 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 18, 20, 24, 25, 29-31 April: 2, 5, 14 VIE-JFK January: 9-11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30 February: 4, 6, 8, 13, 15, 18, 20, 25, 27 March: 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 27, 28 April: 2, 4, 7, 9, 16, 18
ORD-VIE November: 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 25, 27, 29 December: 30 January: 6, 10, 11, 13, 20, 26, 27 February: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 23, 24 March: 2, 3, 10, 17, 24, 29, 30 VIE-ORD January: 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31 February: 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 March: 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 26 April: 1-4, 8-10
YUL-VIE November: 11, 14, 16, 18, 25, 27, 28, 30 December: 5, 9, 11, 12, 30 January: 2, 9, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30 February: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 March: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12, 13, 15-17, 19, 20, 22-24, 26, 27, 29-31 April: 1-10 VIE-YUL November: 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 30 December: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 January: 1, 11-13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30 February: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 March: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8-10, 12, 13, 15-17, 19, 22-24, 26, 27, 29-31 April: 1-10 |
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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.
Select flights from JFK and ORD will be on a Boeing 787 Austrian acquired from Bamboo Airways, The business class cabin is arranged in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone layout. Personally, I think this will be the best Austrian business class.
Austrian excels with 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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| Best Ways To Book
Aeroplan: Great Rate, No Surcharges
If you’re total flight distance stays under 6,000 miles, Aeroplan is your best option at 70,000 points one-way if you have Amex, Bilt, Capital One, or Chase points.
However, you shouldn’t use Aeroplan out of Montreal (YUL). More on that below.
If you connect from the west coast, you’ll exceed 6,000 flight miles and get bumped to the next band of Aeroplan’s award chart. In that case, you’ll need 90,000 points.
You can also include a stopover for 5,000 additional miles. Use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance and double-check Aeroplan's award chart.
Lifemiles: Best Citi Option, No Surcharges
Lifemiles just devalued, unfortunately. You’ll now need 70,000 lifemiles for a one-way business class award to Europe on Austrian. However, if you’re connecting from out west, you won’t need additional miles as you would with Aeroplan so it could be your best option in that case.
If you’re flying out of YUL, the award rate hasn’t been devalued, so it’s still 63,000 miles one-way and is your best option.
Additionally, if you have Citi points, lifemiles will be your best option.
If you redeem a ton of lifemiles each year, it might be worth getting a lifemiles+ subscription to get a 10% rebate on Star Alliance redemptions. A Lite membership is only $240 per year while a Basic membership is $600, but you get free changes and cancellations. Most people probably don’t need the higher tier memberships.
United: Solid West Coast Option With Chase
If you have Chase points and are connecting from the west coast, United will have a small advantage over Aeroplan at 88,000 miles one-way. You can also utilize The Excursionist Perk on a round-trip award ticket to include a free one-way award ticket within Europe. Practically speaking, this is United’s version of a stopover. |
|  | How To SearchFrom 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
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