Trying to plan a holiday or vacation along with family and friends? Don’t worry Austrian Airlines travel group has you covered. All you need to ensure is that all of you are travelling to the same destination and on the same day. Here is what makes booking a group on Austrian exciting.
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No need to submit the names at the time of booking - You have the flexibility to submit them when you make the final payment.
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Only a booking guarantee is expected from you - Booking guarantee can be paid after you know the terms and conditions of the group booking.
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You can make many of the changes you need up to the issuance of a ticket free of charge. Our HolidayGlobes blog will offer guidance on booking a group on Austrian Airlines.
How Do Groups Work on Austrian Airlines?
A booking guarantee is needed when you sign the contract. This will help the airline to block the seats you need for the group. The booking guarantee is the entire ticket’s price for a flight departing 14 or 10 days ahead. The airline wants you to pay 80% of the ticket’s price as a booking guarantee for travel starting up to 15 days or more ahead. Details of the tickets will be given to you when the Austrian Airlines has received the entire payment through a bank transfer.
Rescheduling may be able after the full payment is made. But you can make a rebooking request up to 3 days before departure. Reducing the number of members to 10 or less will not qualify you for the group rate. An increase in numbers will require you to approve a fresh quotation. Fare conditions of group bookings on Austrian Airlines will depend on the ticket type chosen. Here is a look at the charges you may pay.
Cancellation fee - Free cancellation is not allowed for bookings made between 10 and 14 days before departure. Cancellation of 20% passengers is allowed without a fee till 15 days before departure, but the number of passengers should remain 10 or more.
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Name change fee - Changes of name done after the ticket issue will cost you 100 euros.
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Rebooking fee - This may be done once the ticket has been issued, and the payment must be made by credit card.
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Baggage charges - 1 bag of 23kg is free for every passenger. Exceeding this will require you to pay charges.
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Preferred seats are chargeable - No charges for selecting standard seats.
Change of names may not be possible within 72 hours of departure. You can visit or contact HolidayGlobes for assistance with group bookings on Austrian Airlines.
How do I book a large group flight on Austrian Airlines?
When you are booking a large group flight, the billing address should be in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein or Switzerland. Apart from Austrian Airlines, you can book a group on flights operated by Discover Airlines, Edelweiss, Lufthansa and SWISS. At least 10 or more persons are supposed to book a flight together to be eligible for group travel on Austrian Airlines. Make sure you know the destination on which your group wants to travel to.
You should also know the tentative dates on which you will fly. Flight number is optional in the reservation form. So don’t worry about that. One of you must be ready to become a group applicant. The group applicant will be responsible for changes made on behalf of the entire group. The group applicant is supposed to submit the full contact details including address and email ID. Here is how a group applicant should go ahead with reservation of a large group.
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Fill up a group reservation form and submit it.
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The airline will revert with a group quotation.
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You must accept the group quotation up to the given deadline.
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A group contract will be sent to you through mail along with a payment schedule.
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Sign the group contract and resend it to Austrian Airlines.
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To confirm seats, you must pay the booking guarantee.
When you sign a group contract, you will be given a single point of contact. This Austrian Airlines group travel phone number must be kept handy because it will be required to request changes. You can visit or contact HolidayGlobes if you do not have access to this number.
