After many years of Austrian... never again
I used to fly Austrian all the time and even had a miles ticket. I was traveling with my sibling when the flight was delayed then cancelled. The app automatically booked us on another flight that goes through Heathrow airport which is impossible for us since we don't have transit visas. The flight was also in another 2 days.
I made two international calls to try to rebook the flight and was forced to hold for 20 minutes. When I asked the resonder on the phone to give me 5 minutes to check online how to get this Heathrow transit visa, she refused to hold... for 5 miserable minutes, so I can confirm the flight... It's clear that I was on hold because they take multiple calls at the same time.
Everyone else we spoke to on the app was either not trained for the job or AI. I used to fly with Austrian twice a year but suddenly they have all this AI bullshit on their app. We could not even find a customer service number to call and all the AIs/incompetent staff refused to give it to us. Finally a nice random man gave us the number from a business card he had been given by his agent...
They refused to compensate us for this delay and shitshow because it was a bird strike.... Sure, that I get, but no compensations for their utter failure as an airline?
You used to be good, Austrian. Now you're just AI trash.