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Austrian Airlines Business Class, Up To 9 Seats |
| If you’re looking for business class space to Europe in early 2025, Austrian Airlines has a nice chunk of award space with up to nine seats from several airports.
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Now, let’s get into it! |
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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 (~$48 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 January: 19, 26 February: 2, 9, 16, 23 March: 9, 23 BOS-VIE November: 8, 13, 20, 27 December: 4, 6, 11 January: 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 31 February: 2, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 21, 28 March: N/A April: 3
EWR-VIE January: 17, 21, 22, 26-28, 30, 31 February: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 16, 18-20, 23, 25, 26 March: 10, 11, 25 VIE-EWR November: 7 January: 16 February: 8, 11-15, 18-21, 25-28 March: 1, 4-7, 11-13, 18-21, 24, 27, 31
IAD-VIE January: 21, 28 February: 2, 4, 11, 16 VIE-IAD January: 17, 23-25, 28, 30 February: 4, 6, 8, 11, 20, 25, 27 March: 4, 6, 7, 13, 18
JFK-VIE February: 4, 6, 11, 18, 25 March: 4, 10, 24, 25, 31 VIE-JFK January: 14, 21, 28, 30 February: 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 March: 4, 6, 7, 11, 14, 18, 20, 27, 28 April: 2, 9, 16 |
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| ORD-VIE January: 13, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, 29 February: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 March: 2, 3, 6, 10, 24 VIE-ORD January: 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31 February: 2, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 21, 23, 24 March: 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22 April: 1, 2, 3, 8, 10
YUL-VIE January: 9, 13, 20, 27 February: 3, 6, 8, 10, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24 March: 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31 April: 1, 2, 7, 8 VIE-YUL November: 7, 13, 14, 21, 25, 27, 28 December: 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 26 January: 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, 12, 13, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30 April: 1-4, 6-9 |
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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 flight distance is 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, out of Montreal, lifemiles only requires 63,000 miles so you might prefer that option.
If you have the Chase Aeroplan Card, you can get a 10% bonus when you transfer 50,000+ Ultimate Rewards points to Aeroplan. That means, you’ll only need 64,000 Chase points.
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: Great Option With Connections, No Surcharges
You’ll need 70,000 lifemiles for a one-way business class award between the US and Europe. 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, is only 63,000 miles one-way and is 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.
United: Best Chase Option From West Coast, No Surcharges
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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