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AUA chief Alexis von Hoensbroech has dismissed media speculation that scenarios are being developed at parent company Lufthansa to sell Austrian Airlines. This was reported by the magazine “Der Spiegel”. “We will have to sell cutlery,” Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr revealed to employees at an employee event. According to the magazine, it could be Austrian Airlines, perhaps the AirPlus credit card subsidiary.
AUA chief von Hoensbroech said in an interview about the new ‘trend’: “That was speculation from ‘Spiegel’, not a Lufthansa scenario. AUA is not for sale and is an integral part of the core business. Other than that: Selling an airline now is probably a not very successful endeavor, especially if you want to profit from it. “
The function of downtown Vienna will also remain an integral part. That is part of the agreement with the federal government. Of course the agreement has a term, “but we also have a vested interest in keeping the center. However, we will initially shrink the axis. Before Corona we had twelve long-haul aircraft in use, after that there will be nine initially. But if everything goes as planned, we hope we can increase again. “
