[Trip report] Flying from Brussels Airport to Bangkok via Vienna with Austrian Airlines

From Brussels to Vienna

Uneventful flight from Brussels to Vienna, a little delay on departure but we had enough time left to catch our connecting flight to Bangkok. Austrian Airlines is one of the last European airlines to offer free in-flight snacks and drinks. On this fairly short hop, 1 hour 40, we were offered a sweet or a salty item.

Flight: OS 356
Date : 6 August 2018
Aircraft: Airbus A320 (OE-LXB)
From-To: Brussels Airport to Vienna Schwechat (BRU-VIE) 
Seat: economy
Scheduled/Effective Time of Departure: 20:00/20:19 (GMT +2)
Scheduled/Effective Time of Arrival: 21:45/21:49 (GMT +2)
Scheduled/Effective Duration of the flight: 1 hour 45 min/1 hour 30 min

Transferring at Vienna Schwechat

From Vienna to Bangkok

As the flight was overbooked, several calls were made to find a volunteer that wanted to travel the next day. That passenger was offered €600, required by EU law. The flight was delayed for 25 minutes as we had to wait for passengers coming from a connecting flight.

During boarding we had a quick glance in the comfortable business class. Only half disappointed for not having such a seat, we moved backwards to the economy class section. During the flight we had the choice between chicken with mash potato (very tasty), a mushroom pasta or a vegetarian rigatoni dish.

As Bangkok Airport was very busy we had to enter the holding area, just before landing we made some twists and turns (see image).

Flight: OS 25 
Date : 6 August 2018
Aircraft: Boeing 777 (OE-LPE)
From-To: Vienna Schwechat to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (VIE-BKK) 
Seat: economy
Scheduled/Effective Time of Departure: 23:20/00:04 (GMT +2)
Scheduled/Effective Time of Arrival: 14:20/15:25 (GMT +7)
Scheduled/Effective Duration of the flight: 10 hours 00 min/10 hours 21 min