Austrian Airlines Adds 100 Flights to Extend Summer Schedule

The autumn season has become a firm fixture in Austria’s annual travel calendar. To meet increased demand during the final week of October, Austrian Airlines is adding around 100 additional flights, extending its summer program into the first week of the 2026/27 winter schedule.

For travelers from North America, Austrian Airlines will continue to offer regular connections to its key destinations in the United States and Canada. Services to Newark/New York, Washington D.C. and Montreal will continue without a seasonal pause. Flights to Chicago and Boston will operate through January 11, while the New York–JFK service will continue through January 23 before a short seasonal pause. Vienna serves as a connecting hub to discover the extended program.

The extended program includes numerous popular Mediterranean and European destinations. In Spain, services to Ibiza, Alicante, Bilbao and Fuerteventura will continue into the autumn. Flights to Funchal in Portugal, as well as Olbia, Palermo and Lamezia Terme in Italy and Split in Croatia, will also be extended.

Austrian Airlines is also increasing frequencies to Rome, Florence and Naples. Dubrovnik, Nice and Valencia will also receive additional services compared with the regular winter schedule. Among the destinations receiving the largest increase in capacity are Palma de Mallorca, with 11 additional flights, and Larnaca, with 13 additional flights during autumn. Travelers heading to Greece can also benefit from extended or increased services to Heraklion, Chania and Rhodes.

For travelers looking to combine their autumn break with a city trip, Austrian Airlines offers a broad range of destinations across its short-, medium- and long-haul network as part of the 2026/27 winter schedule. The transition from the summer to winter schedule takes place over the weekend of 24 and 25 October. Popular European destinations including London, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin and Hamburg remain particularly attractive for autumn travel, offering milder temperatures and, in many cases, fewer visitors than during the peak summer season.

More flights to the Maldives and Mauritius during the winter

The new winter schedule also brings increased capacity to long-haul leisure destinations in Asia and the Indian Ocean. Austrian Airlines is significantly increasing its services to Malé in the Maldives and Mauritius. During peak travel periods, both destinations will be served up to seven times per week. In early February, flights to the Maldives will operate up to ten times per week. On the Vienna–Mauritius route, Austrian Airlines will operate its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from mid-January until the end of March, offering passengers the airline’s long-haul premium travel experience on the route.

Dubai will once again be part of Austrian Airlines’ winter program, with a particular focus on the Christmas and New Year travel period. The destination will be served five times per week with an Airbus A320neo, as in the previous winter season.

Austrian Airlines will also bring back its twice-daily Bangkok service. In January and February, Austrian Airlines will operate 14 weekly flights to Thailand’s capital. From March until the end of the winter schedule, the airline will continue to offer 13 weekly frequencies.