scheduled flights

Business as usual - making light work of business trips

A quick dash to Amsterdam for a meeting, a last-minute conference in Madrid or a three-month project in Paris - business travel plays a predominant role in the daily routine of Europe's, and therefore Austria's, airports. You can nearly always tell business travellers by their standard uniform consisting of a well- (or indeed badly-) fitting suit, a briefcase and the obligatory PDA. While the holidaymakers join the queues for the charter flights, business travellers make use of the scheduled flights offered by the major airlines.

It's over 90 years since the first scheduled flight took off. Passengers had to cough up the equivalent of 2,000 euros for the flight from London to Paris. The one-engined aircraft took two and a half hours to cover the almost 350 kilometres. Nowadays, passengers travelling on the Eurostar through the Eurotunnel can cover the same distance by train in just two hours and 15 minutes. Today, there is a comprehensive global network of scheduled flights. Skycheck.com confirms just how vast that network is.

Those businessmen and women who can afford the luxury of Business Class can certainly count themselves lucky. More leg room, a selection of choice meals and attentive service mean that those privileged passengers arrive at their destination rested and relaxed. With a bit of luck, last-minute business travellers may be able to savour the comforts of Business Class if, as is often the case, the rest of the aircraft is fully booked. Even with last minute flights, Skycheck.com can help to get you airborne in the nick of time.