A very warm welcome to part 2 of 3 of this Flight-Report series! This was a trip I took to Bulgaria and Austria back in 2017. As a reminder, the itinerary of this trip is:
I took a taxi from my hotel in the center of Vienna at the ungodly hour of 5:00 AM, and was curbside at Terminal 3 about half an hour later.
I explored the empty landside portion of the terminal for a bit and then checked-in.
When I originally booked this flight, it was supposed to be operated by a 777, then the night before departure it switched to a 767, but then at check-in I was informed that the flight was going to be operated by an A321. I'm sure you can imagine the disappointment I felt at that moment :-( On the plus side, I managed to snap a window seat in row 4, the first row of Economy. Security was a breeze, and I was airside in less than 5 minutes.
My flight was departing from gate F08, and I waited in the gate area until boarding commenced.
At the gate next door, an Austrian A320 was pushing back.
My bird for the short hop to Frankfurt would be OE-LBA, a 1995-build A321-100 named Salzkammergut and wearing the special myDreamteam livery.
Flight info at the gate.
Boarding the A321.
This livery is sponsoring ÖFB, Austria's national soccer association.
Great view from my seat.
The Austrian-branded cabin divider.
VIE's control tower.
Closeup of our wingtip.
Older style Airbus window.
Red antimacassar.
Austrian Fokker 70 (OE-LFQ 'Dornbirn') from to Innsbruck as OS914.
Around that time, Captain Uwe made his welcome announcement and apologized for the delay, which was caused by some kind of loading issue. The issue was fixed, and he promised that we'd pushback very shortly. Indeed, 2 minutes later, we pushed back.
Slats down.
Austrian A320 (OE-LBS 'Waldviertel')
Lining up for takeoff.
V1.
Rotate.
Making the standard left turn after departure.
Good morning, Vienna!
Flaps up.
Downtown Vienna…
…and Donau City
Schloss Schönbrunn
Last look at Vienna.
Climbing into the clouds.
Out of the clouds shorty after.
The Flight Attendants were released and immediately started the service. Every coach passenger got the same sponge cake, as well a drink of their choice. I just went with water.
Cruising over Germany.
Nürnberg, Germany.
Shorty after we commenced our descent, First Officer Jonas came on the PA to once again apologize about the delay, but assured us that all connections would be reached. He also informed us that the weather in Frankfurt was nice but very windy.
Great photos and views from your flight with Austrian. My wife and I actually were just in Vienna, and we enjoyed seeing various jets flying over the city throughout our visit there. I definitely saw lots of Austrian A320's and A321's departing from Wien!
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