For several weeks, Austrian Airlines has had to do without the services of the badly damaged Airbus A320neo with the registration OE-LZQ. This will not change - at least not in the short term.
About a month ago, the carrier told Aviation.Direct that A decision is expected in July 2024 about the future of this still very young commercial aircraft. A spokeswoman for Austrian Airlines confirmed on request that no decision has been made yet.
The OE-LZQ was towed during a towing operation that, to put it simply, went wrong. severely damagedAt the time of the incident, which occurred at Vienna-Schwechat Airport, there were no passengers on board.