 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi there... We are heading to Innsbruck next week. Just wondering if anyones flown with Lauda Air before and how they rate them?
Cheers....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Are they still going?
Flew with them about 10 yrs ago....Manchester to Innsbruck if I remember correctly. AFAICR, they were pretty standardly okay.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
Are they still going?
Flew with them about 10 yrs ago....Manchester to Innsbruck if I remember correctly. AFAICR, they were pretty standardly okay. |
Must be.... you make it sound like they should have went out of business years ago.. 
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Sorry...didn't mean to give that impression...just that I hadn't heard them mentioned recently.
As I said, they were okay. No better, no worse than most airlines.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Cool, thanks.. I have a nervous passenger with me and haven't heard of them before so was just getting some info before we headed off.... 
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dingdong, Best not mention this then 
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The flight into Innsbruck is pretty spectacular as you get quite close to the mountains.
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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| dingdong, Best not mention this then |
lol... I saw that.. I just get the better half to sit on the right and I'll sit on the left!
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dingdong, did fly with them to innsbruck 5 years ago .. seemed fine .. actualy remeber having metal cuttlery to eat meal with ,, cant imagine you will get a metal knife now though ,,
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Flew Lauda Air from Bournemouth to Innsbruck last year - no problems at all - comfortable leather seats, and a meal a touch above what you normally get - hope your flight is as good as mine was!
However with a nervous flier, do make sure they don't have the window seat for the the descent into Innsbruck! 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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dingdong, They are part of Lufthansa group and so to are Austrian Airlines so expect the quality to be consistently good across all 3. I used to fly them a lot when they were owned by Niki Lauda and they always impressed. (Mr Lauda went off & started lo-cost carrier Niki). The Innsbrick flight is actually an Austrian Airlines flight operated by Lauda and the planes have been specially equipped for the route. Best route they ever did was the Gatwick-Salzburg on a 50 seater Canadair Regional Jet... genetically gifted stewardesses in Levis, champagne all the way and no riff raff - bit like a private jet but only £180... often had to leave skis behind though.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Bode Swiller, genetically gifted stewardesses in Levis... other brands are available
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dingdong, I flew with Austrian Airlines to Australia last year and the return flight was on a Lauda Air jet - I think that when Austrian Airlines took them over they didn't rebadge all the aircraft. The Lauda Air jet was much plusher and more comfortable. The hosties still wear tight red trousers though
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You know it makes sense.
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Austrian is quite a good airline, but I much preferred lauda prior to the buy-out. Lauda flights had a very relaxed, friendly atmosphere about them. Under Austrian (and Lufthansa), they are a bit more regimented.
ps: Sad to see that Austrian will abandon its Australian route at the end of March. Was very convenient - fly to Innsbruck via Vienna, no extra charge for skis, virtually no sitting around waiting for connections...
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