Long-haul passengers on Austrian Airlines will have to dig deeper into their wallets in the future, between 50 and 100 euros one way, if company boss Annette Mann has her way. In the European network, the price increases will amount to "just a few euros". For several months, Annette Mann is the first woman to head the Austrian Lufthansa subsidiary. In an interview with the Ö1 morning journal, the manager announced price increases, which she justified in particular with the sharp rise in fuel prices. Without asking passengers to pay more, Austrian Airlines could no longer become profitable. In view of the numerous austerity packages that have already been implemented, Mann sees no alternative to increasing ticket prices. "You will feel this in the future too, flying will become more expensive," said the AUA boss. However, the effect of the significantly increased fuel prices due to fuel hedging transactions that Lufthansa conducts centrally for the entire group of companies will not become apparent until next year. Austrian Airlines actually wanted to at least break even in the current financial year. Annette Mann currently assumes that this will not be possible this year due to the kerosene prices. She expects appropriate compensation from OMV, because the manager believes that AUA is severely affected by the limited fuel quantities in Vienna. The fact that on short and medium-haul flights the airline has to refuel “away from home” leads to increased consumption due to the higher weight. Discussions are to be held with OMV management about compensation. Annette Mann does not want to hear anything about staff shortages at Austrian Airlines. She points out that 150 additional flight attendants have been hired. The short-time working also helped, as the airline