Lufthansa’s Austrian Airlines division said it would spend €200m ($228m) to expand its Airbus fleet from 46 to 36 at its Vienna Airport hub in a bid to compete with low-cost airlines. It said although some of the new aircraft would replace discontinued turboprop machines, its capacity would increase by more than 10%. The news came after budget carriers, including one operated by Lufthansa, said passenger numbers had risen 10% in the 11 months to the end of November.
Lufthansa’s Austrian Airlines division said it would spend €200m ($228m) to expand its Airbus fleet from 36 to 46 at its Vienna Airport hub in a bid to compete with low-cost airlines. It said although some of the new aircraft would replace discontinued turboprop machines, its capacity would increase by more than 10%. The news came after budget carriers, including one operated by Lufthansa, said passenger numbers had risen 10% in the 11 months to the end of November.