Austrian Airlines Flight Review 777 Chicago to Vienna
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- Fly a great European airline from Chicago to Vienna Austria on a new 777-200 series. From the boarding process, on board, through meals, disembarkation and clearing customs an immigration in Vienna, enjoy the full flight experience on Austrian Airlines.
My mom and I visited Austria last year and enjoyed every minute of it. And AUA is an excellent airline. I like everything about them from the red and sky blue color schemes to the flight attendants.
actually this blue on the aircrafts belly is not meant to be a 'sky-blue'. it stands for the biggest river in austria wich also flows through vienna - river danube :)
Noah, I checked Google Maps...They call it the Danube...Is it one is in German and the other is in English and they call it the same thing?
swissclimber1 Sorry but it is Donau the austrian guy is right....cause im austrian too.
greetings from vienna
Danube => english / Donau => german // yes of course it‘s the same river ^^
And the deboarding via bus is not standard in vienna. Normally you dock right to Terminal 3 with AUA long haul flights. Maybe your gate was blocked or they had troubles at the international arrival level at Terminal 3.
Regards from Vienna
(quick sidenote, i work on this airport ;))
Yup...It was really cool with the red uniforms and the powder blue walls and engine cowlings
Excellent report. Thanks for sharing! I was there back in 2013. Beautiful city! :-)
Excellent indeed ! Your subtitles added to the beauty of video . Looking for more such videos from you .
Great trip report, liked! I really don't like bus boarding, but often for example, at Sofia airport I have to board like this! :)
I'm taking this exact flight on March 6th, 4 days from now. I'm so excited! Now I know what exactly to expect! Thank you so much for all your hard work making such a helpful and informative video. Danke!
I recommend the right side of the aircraft, not the left. You'll see more out the window as it gets more light
great details
I'm going to Egypt in summer first stop is Austria can't wait
nice video
Very nice video even funny sometimes..
My wife & I will be taking the same flight (same flight# and type aircraft) from Chicago to Vienna next month on our way to Cairo. We've flown on an American Airlines 777 non-stop from Chicago to Rome, the 777 that you show in your video looks much cleaner and appears to have a better in-flight entertainment system. Many thanks for the Vid!
Finkworld Your welcome! You’ll enjoy their service! US carriers planes are usually 2-2.5x the age of USA carriers. I just flew United on a plane that was 27 years old. Ugh. The FA on a recent long-haul flight were crabby crabapples who were more interested in not being service oriented - it was a US carrier of course
Thanks for the video. I'll be flying the same route in three weeks on the 777-200 with Austrian Airlines. It looks like there is a lot more room than BA 787-9 I flew on last year.
Better legroom than British.
Just 👍 great. In the pandemic time...I winder if aviation flights ✈️ will be the same as before
It'll take 2-3 years provided we don't go bankrupt around the world!
I took this flight round trip in 2017. We went on Ukraine for Mennonite church missions trip. They treated us very well on the Kiev trip as well. I like work ethic of Austrian airlines.
Beats US Carriers 10X
I took that same flight in 2013, when they were using a 767-300ER, and was quite puzzled by the arrival in Vienna. Passengers had to walk down exterior stairways & board buses, just as you did, rather than through a boarding bridge into the Terminal. As I walk with crutches, they insisted I go out another door (on the opposite side of the plane) with the wheelchair dependent passengers, and into a bus on scissor jacks, which then lowered & drove off to the terminal.
When it was time to fly on to Odesa, on a Ukrainian International 737, we went down a boarding bridge from the gate, just like you do at most airports. It was never explained why the Austrian plane disembarked onto the tarmac instead of using a boarding bridge, but it seemed to be that way for quite a few other flights as well. Do they have a lack of Gates at Vienna, or just not enough of them with boarding bridges??
Other than the odd disembarkation, that Austrian flight was the nicest I ever took, and even with my cheap Economy Class tickert, was treated like a King.. The food was FABULOUS !! 3 meals in a 9 hr flight....
Hello Swissclimber1... one of your last comments/question: why do (some) planes disembark passengers on the tarmac with bus connection to the terminal bldg.? As far as I know it has to do with availability of fingers and priority for other aircraft types or flights or even rush hours (!?). Over here (in São Paulo, Brazil) we name this procedure as remote parking. When boarding or disembarking from our domestic flights I really don't mind but I have already experienced such procedure coming out from big intercontinental aircrafts and it's rather uncomfortable considering your cabing baggage, duty free bag, coat, etc.
I have been in Austria twice (Innbruck & Vienna) but never flew AUA...
Thanks for the heads-up. Aircraft can be turned around in a few hours. If the US inbound flight to Austria arrives at 9am they would turn around around at Noon or 1pm. I still feel it has something to do with saving money. Cheaper to disembark off-site. Especially since there were many gates that were not being used.
I'm planning a ski trip to mein Vater's Hoamatland this'd January... what's the beer selection? I sure hope they have Stiegl.
I'm sure you can get it. But, it's better to try regional or even sub-regional beers. Beers tend to be quite local. They probably taste better than the national brands. Stiegl is good but there are better Austrian beers that are smaller in nature
Nice video, a little wierd at some parts, but nice to watch since I will be taking the same flight this month!
LOL, like what was weird? The toilet scenes?
@@swissclimber1 the commentary about the women on board is what made me cringe. it's one thing to record people without their permission... but that shot of that girls butt, and the comment about the "hot albanian girls".... u lonely?
Viele grüße aus Österreich
Nur Aldin thanks for you comment and happy flying
Servus
I flew this route like 9 months ago on OE-LAX. The flight was horrible primarily because my seat was broken and it couldn't recline. In a week I am flying VIE-ORD on a B772 so I am hoping for a better experience.
Still hoping I get to ride a F100 on BEG-VIE, the E95 is kind of boring.
Excellent video and unexpectedly funny captions too. We are leaving on this same trip tomorrow and your video covers nearly everything I was wondering about. Do you think the 2x4x2 gives the 2 seaters a bit more room? What did you use to film this, does not look like a smartphone? Anyway, nice and steady footage and I detected a smile from one of the Albanians!
I use iPhone and also GoPro. 2-4-2 is always better than 3-3-3
Do you mean 2-4-2 is better on this airline, considering most of the plane in economy class is 3-4-3? I'm large and looking for leg room without $$$.
Other economy is usually 3-3-3 configuration. You probably already found out, the 2-4-2 configuration does not give more leg room than the 3-3-3. However if one were seated on the window section with only 2 person, it gives the impression of being more spacious.
Big like! I really liked the video. I guess, they bus you to the terminal because they don't have available gates.
I can't quite figure it out...I think they do this for 1) security 2) effeciency - leaving the gates only for boarding 3) immigration ---- easy to bring pax to the building where immigration officers are out vs. walking long way to get there
I flew on the same flight two weeks ago and we were also bused to the terminal. It was suprising as I thought the long-haul flights always get a gate. I dont know why it was that way. The only reason I can think of is that all the US flights come to Vienna approximately at the same time and they dont have enough gates for all of them.
We were also bused to the terminal but I think it's because our B763 went to DEL a few hours after. No point in attaching it to the air-bridges so that it sits there for 4, 5 hours.
Omg I went on that airline and on that exact flight from Chicago O'Hare to Vienna I went to prauge not lieing
you mean you went on the flight that I was on or just this route on another day?
What song is at the beginning
I flew with a 777 from Tokyo to London with BA. It was shaking the whole time too. Is that a 777 thing?
No, it is turbelence.
-aviation enthusiast
I just flew OS 66 earlier this January. Pretty good service onboard. I preordered the Wiener Schnitzel and FAs were making their rounds with the beverage cart every half hour or so. Unfortunately no hot Albanian girls on this flight though. We did however disembark via jetbridge rather than the by airstair.
Did you find anything different what you experienced vs what I showed? Thank you for insight. Wondering if product is still consistent.
@@swissclimber1 yeah... they've introduced a premium economy cabin which is 8 abreast vs 10 abreast in regular steerage. I had a bit of a hard time upgrading because I'd booked through United. I was too late to upgrade as a result but I managed to get a window seat where nobody was occupying the middle seat. While I did preorder a fancy meal hot meals were served otherwise though breakfast was nothing more than muffins and pastries. As for economy seat pitch I was a bit disappointed how people were crammed in given the average height of Austrians is in the 6ft/183cm range. As I said before I lucked out by picking a row with the dreaded middle seat being vacant.
The Scgnitzel is good!
@@swissclimber1 No the food is not as generous. And small portions.
I'm going to Kosova on June 25th. what should I pack?
SlimeeGem_ it will be super hot! A sweater should be fine but be prepared for super heat
swissclimber1 thank u so much
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Dang! Check out that ANA tho!
Subtitles were better than the camera work, just kidding, nice video! Thanx!
LOL.....Filming on aircraft can be tricky because many of the FA don't like it.
@@swissclimber1 thanx for replying, waiting for your next video ,stay blessed!
The "Pentagon" shaped plate would be properly called a trapezoid shaped plate, but since you were riding on the "Sound of Music" perhaps we could call it a Captain Von Trappezoid shaped plate. I will be making this flight in January. Maybe I will be riding on "Sound of Music".
Great! I hope you enjoy it.
What song is that
Cool vid never flown with austrian
Thanks for watching ! Austrian ranks as a top 10 airline overall in standings.
Im in chicago right now and I'm from Austria
"Somewhere over Germany" - come on! That's the former border.
Just kidding. Nice review!
What is OS ?
The airline code for Austrian Airlines
I will be taking this flight with a 2 hour layover as I continue with Austrian Airlines to Ukraine. Do you think that 2 hours is enough of a layover? What happens if there are delays with the take off and I miss my connecting flight? Since my connecting flight is still with Austrian Airlines, they will help me get on another flight or I am on my own? Thank you for the help.
Sorry for late reply. Totally enough! I had 1 hour in Frankfurt a much bigger airport so 2 hours is fine. If you miss your connecting flight, the airline will automatically rebook you on the next available flight. Do not worry you will be fine
Thank you for your reply. I assume that since I will be with Austrian Airlines the entire way, they would not schedule layovers too short for people to get to their connecting flights.
Thank you for your reply. I appreciate it.
Doug
You are absolutely correct. That is why the airline has an obligation to book you on the next available flight. You may even get complementary meal / drink tickets if you miss your connection. Vienna is a great airport. They have lie flat sofas and plenty of them.
My final destination will be Ukraine and on the way back to America, I will be having an 18 hour layover in Vienna. I am not an experienced traveler so I am planning on staying at the airport the entire time since I do not want to risk getting lost in Vienna and missing my flight. Is there any place to rest there and possibly sleep? I realize that your time spent there was probably during the day but if I could manage to sleep at least a little, it would make the layover much more tolerable. Thank you again for your help.
When do you arrive at the Vienna airport and when is your flight to the Ukraine?
Nice vid, Love the 772. To be honest I think its better if the floor is carpet rather than tiles as its nicer for the passenger... Tiles are annoying carpets should be brought back to airports.
Well perhaps but carpets are usually dark in airports which is something US airports don't need since they are already so dark and gloomy.
I thought you were flying on business since the thumbnail shows business class. :S
Yoel Febrian ikr
Im flying from jfk airport to vienna austria and then driving 8 hours into east Slovakia to visit all of my family
Nice. Make sure you comment back here to see if your experience was the same as what you saw. Don't fall asleep driving so long
why not fly new York to Prague and then drive?
I'm from austria
Adolf?
@@Schlomothebest LOL. Don't be mean!!!!
Actually it´s pretty bad luck, you were bused in to the terminal; intercont flights are usually priority (as they usually have a lot of connecting pax) and I assume there was a pretty bad ass reason for the bus Transfer. Perhaps the usual gate for the incomin Chicago flight was blocked by a late outgoing flight.
2:27 - 2:45 Austrian Airlines Has been running this safety video, ever since December 2005, Around 13 years ago.
OMG that's terrible. Spend all that money on airplanes but no money for a new safety video. I think one would only cost about $100,000 to make it really good.
vibe tracks- beat the competition. Thank me later.
you have a thumb up swissclimber1 , but the video is a bit weird and strange , not so fair in some details. Flying with Austrian for years the same route and plane, they deserve much more thumbs up considering the outdated fleet they operate. The crew is always very good . Even Excellent in the work conditions they have.
Hey I agree with you. Austrian rocks. I try to be fair and call it like it is. I'd fly them in a heart beat
How’d you know they were Albanian?
I saw their passport !
@@swissclimber1 they were Kosovo passports or Albanian?
Everything is perfect, thumbs up for that, except you should not be filming people without their consent. I am planning Amsterdam to New York and watching this video to compare which airline has better services. Air Canada, Austrian, Lufthansa, Swiss, United, KLM
Governments spy on us 100x more than we think and would accept. When you walk into a store with your smartphone retailers and restaurants are getting data on you without you even knowing it. Filming people on a plane is a mosquito vs. the elephant of spying by companies and governments. That being said - fly Austrian IMHO
9:08 they did it to have more space at airports
lol that Star wars plane
Yes...Wouldn't work in the USA though. We're too serious to have fun with that kind of stuff
You seem to have taken the green CAT train to get to Wien Mitte station. Just an advice: try the Schnellbahn (S-Bahn) next time. It departs from platform 2 from Vienna airport station and costs only about 3,50 Euros. The CAT and the S-Bahn use identical tracks. The only difference are a few stops on its way to Vienna as it is a standard Austrian suburban train. Just look for a train with destination Floridsdorf. It takes about 30 minutes to get to Wien Mitte. Or try the railjet (Austrian high speed train) of the Federal Railways to Vienna Main Station for the same price in just 15 minutes. The train system here can be a bit crazy and confusing, but it's very good. :)
Thank you! I couldn't figure out what the difference was between the different options. I spent too much money then!
LOL the food is worse now. Just lettuce and a smaller cake or mouse. United serves a nice croissant and jam. Prefer it than a sickening chocolate muffin we got on Austrian. But the legroom and entertainment was good.
Oh my, United is better than someone else!? Truly amazing
Nonprofessional air organization Austrian airline it is..if there is not any issue regarding flight cancellation may things go smooth ,but if happen something regarding passengers are left behind (most of them)to try to find solution by our self's like happen to me and other over 40 passengers when flight from Toronto was canceled...one thing im sure for my self NEVER ANYMORE i will think to use austrian airline and suggest same to all of you
avet super Dude chill down. It isnt AUA's fault that the flight was canceled there is a solution for this. Eg an engine didnt work or something.
Pls dont think they cancel flights cause tgey find that funny. I could have said the same to united. The thing is....they were brutal
Lol. About the Albanians girls. I’m albanian
I'm sure they are adults now. And possibly very hot!
Where were the hot Albanian boys for us to check out ?
Sorry only interested in women!
European airlines provide much better service then those in the US; however, this European system of using buses to transport passengers between a plane and the terminal is terrible, I hate it. US airports don't do this, thankfully.
Yes it's so stupid for the buses. I really wonder why - is it too much traffic of planes? Too small airports? Or, maybe it's cheaper for airport fees to use buses
Ok...so you dont like United very much..^^
who does?
Is hate a better word. Yes. There planes are old, break down often and FA are crabby
united is the only one of the three American "legacy carries" that I dislike.
@@swissclimber1 We made a trip to Italy a few weeks ago. Took this same OS 66 flight (then OS 509 to Milan). Anyway, then took UA 18 back from Milan to Newark and that particular plane looked quite new. I was impressed with the United experience overall. I even failed to re-check my luggage in Newark, and they had it delivered to us in Ohio the next day. I realize more than one experience is needed to form a solid opinion. I thought Austrian Airlines was fine, though the leg room on that 777-200 seemed worse than usual for some reason.
All anybody does on these flight videos is complain about every little thing.
Most of my comments are factual and positive. I don’t work for the airline so if something sucks, it sucks! Would you rather be exposed to airline YT videos that are positive and propaganda?