· 4.1 percent fewer passengers in October – downward trend
gradually slowing

· Load factor in October better than previous October

• Net result for the period amounts to EUR – 242.3m
• Earnings burdened by impairment losses on aircraft and restructuring provisions totaling EUR 191.6m
• Adjusted EBIT of EUR 24m generated in the third quarter, outperforming previous year for the first time
• Restructuring measures begin to take hold, but much work remains to be done

The Executive Board of Austrian Airlines AG and the majority shareholder in Austrian Airlines, ÖLH Österreichische Luftverkehrs-Holding-GmbH (ÖLH), have jointly agreed

Elton D’Souza is to takeover as Vice President of the Network Management division (CN) at the Austrian Airlines Group from 1 January 2010. Until now, Mr D’Souz

·        Passenger volume in September stabilised at a level between 7 and 8 percent below last year

·        Passenger load factor in September constant, positive trend in Western Europe and long-haul segment