World's Best "Holiday" Business Class?? Austrian Airlines 777 from New York to Vienna!

When the holidays roll around, Vienna turns into a bit of a winter wonderland. Think Christmas markets, carriage rides, ice skating, and enough Glühwein to fill the Danube. So when presented with the opportunity to fly Austria's flag carrier - Austrian Airlines - in Business Class to Vienna in late November, I of course couldn't turn it down. Though their planes are quite old, I had heard amazing things about Austrian's crews, onboard service and food/drink. DO&CO - the "gold standard" of airline catering - is based in Vienna and provides meals (& onboard chefs!!) to Austrian.

Now.... despite being a member of the formidable Lufthansa Group (and Star Alliance), Austrian keeps a fairly low profile. Their fleet is a modest 65 planes (with only 9 long-haul) and they carried just over 11 million passengers in 2022. Lufthansa, by comparison, flies 385+ planes and carried 50+ million passengers in 2022.

So how will Austrian's business class stack up to the likes of Lufthansa and the other big European carriers? Join me on this special 777 flight from Newark to Vienna to find out!!

Flight Details:
Airline / Flight No: Austrian Airlines (OS) 90
Aircraft Type: Boeing 777-200 (OE-LPE)
From: New York / Newark, NJ, USA (EWR)
To: Vienna, Austria (VIE)
Departure Time: 19 November 2023 5:55pm ET
Arrival Time: 20 November 2023 8:15am CET

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:17 Check-in at Newark Terminal B
04:06 United Polaris Lounge
07:17 Boarding
10:25 Pushback, Taxi and Takeoff
12:56 Onboard Service
17:49 Lav Tour and Bedtime Prep
19:47 Sunrise, Approach and Landing Into Vienna Airport
22:30 Final Thoughts

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