Jeddah

With around 2.8 million inhabitants, the city of Jeddah on the Red Sea is the country’s most important export point for oil and oil-based products. The city is approximately 300 years old and the main starting-point for pilgrimages to Mecca. Since 1947 Jeddah has undergone massive development. The dimensions of Jeddah today can best be appreciated from the ‘Corniche’, or main thoroughfare, which is lined by hotels and palaces and winds its way along the Red Sea coast for more than 60 kilometres.

The schedule Vienna - Jeddah - Vienna from 27 August 2008 in detail (all times given are local):

Flight days	Departure	Arrival
Mon., Wed., Fri., Sun.	OS 895:  Vienna 14.00 h	Jeddah 20.10 h
Mon., Tue., Thu., Sat.	OS 896:  Jeddah 1.30 h	Vienna 6.00 h

Book your flight to Jeddah here.

Riyadh

With around 4.1 million inhabitants, the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh is the largest city in the country. Historically, the originally oasis Riyadh is a very important stopping-off point in the Arabian world, particularly for pilgrims on the way to Islam’s most important holy cities, Mecca and Medina. Riyadh has been the site of the main palace of the Saudi Royal Family since 1824.

The schedule Vienna - Riyadh - Vienna from 28 August 2008 in detail (all times given are local):

Flight days	Departure	Arrival
Tue., Thu., Sat.	OS 897:  Vienna 14.00 h	Riyadh 20.15 h
Wed., Fri., Sun.	OS 898:  Riyadh 1.20 h	Vienna 6.00 h

Book your flight to Riyadh here.

Austrian Airlines resumes service to Iraq

Three flights a week to Erbil in Iraq from 2 April onwards, four flights a week from June.

From 21 April to Baia Mare, Romania From 21 April 2008 onwards, we will begin taking off for northern Romania 3 times a week. With its 150,000 inhabitants, Baia Mare is the capital of the Maramures region, and lies close to the Carpathians on the River Sasar. This business centre also has much to offer for tourists, with its theatres, museums and galleries ensuring a rich and varied cultural life. The schedule Vienna-Baia Mare-Vienna in detail: Flight days Departure Arrival Mon, Wed, Fri OS 781:  Vienna 13.15 h Baia Mare 15.30 h Mon, Wed, Fri OS 782:  Baia Mare 16.20 h Wien 16.45 h Book your flight to Baia Mare here.

From April 2008 on to Sochi and Nizhniy Novgorod The Olympic city of Sochi Founded in 1838, the city of Sochi lies at the foot of the Caucasian Mountains on the east coast of the Black Sea. With 300 days of sunshine a year, the city is one of the most popular beach and health resorts in Russia and is currently experiencing a boom in tourism. Sochi is to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, and is of real interest to the Austrian financial and construction sector due to the high investment in infrastructure and brisk building activity currently underway. The schedule Vienna-Sochi-Vienna in detail: Flight days Departure Arrival Mon., Wed., Fri. OS 615:  Vienna 22.30 h Sochi 03.30 h (+1) Tue., Thu., Sat. OS 616:  Sochi 05.10 h Vienna 06.25 h   Book your flight to Sochi here. Nizhniy Novgorod Located some 400 kilometres east of Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod is Russia’s fifth-largest city and boasts a highly developed industrial sector. The city is also considered Russia’s architectural Mecca, and consequently of interest to tourists as well as business travellers. Nizhniy Novgorod has regularly played a leading role in introducing market reforms to Russia in recent years.   The schedule Vienna-Nizhniy Novgorod-Vienna in detail: Flight days Departure Arrival Tue., OS 617:  Vienna 10.40 h Nizhniy Novgorod 15.50 h (+1) Thu., Sun. OS 617:  Vienna 10.20 h Nizhniy Novgorod 15.30 h (+1) Tue., OS 618:  Nizhniy Novgorod 17.10 h Vienna 18.50 h Thu., Sun. OS 618:  Nizhniy Novgorod 16.35 h Vienna 18.15 h   Book your flight to Nizhniy Novgorod here.   Austrian Airlines resumes service to Erbil, Iraq Four flights a week to Erbil from June, five flights a week from July onwards.

As from 4 August 07 Austrian Airlines flies to Astana in Kazakhstan. The capital impresses with modern architecture and becomes the economical and political center of the country. Astana also offers something for your cultural interest: enjoy new mosques and monuments before you relax in one of the numerous parks of Astana.

The schedule Vienna-Astana-Vienna in detail:

Flight days	Departure	Arrival
Tue, Fri, Son.	OS 697:  Vienna 20.35 h	Astana 05.55 h (+1)
Mon, Wed, Sat.	OS 698:  Astana 07.00 h	Vienna 09.00 h

Book a flight to Astana here.