Corporate Bits | Austrian Airlines takes up vienna-shanghai route

Austrian Airlines will launch flight service to a new long-haul China destination next year. Starting on April 4, 2016, Austria’s national carrier will operate a Boeing 777 to Shanghai throughout the entire year. In April 2016 the flights will be offered five times a week, as of May 1, 2016 on a daily basis. This is the airline’s second destination in China in addition to Beijing. The flight time from Vienna to Shanghai at a distance of more than 8,500 kilometers from Vienna will be about 10 hours 20 minutes. The destination is not only interesting as a point-to-point route but also for transfer traffic. About two-thirds of passengers will transfer at the Vienna hub and continue their journeys, flying particularly to Western and Eastern European destinations.
At present Austrian Airlines offers a total of 26 weekly nonstop flights to Asia in its summer flight schedule. In addition to 5 flights per week to Beijing, the airline also offers up to 7 flights per week to Delhi operating a Boeing 767. Bangkok and Tokyo are serviced with daily flights on a Boeing 777. Furthermore, it is launching flight service once per week to the tourist destination of Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, starting October 27, 2015. “Shanghai will complement our offering to the most important cities of Asia very well”, explains Andreas Otto, Chief Commercial Officer of Austrian Airlines. “In this way we are resolutely expanding flight service on long-haul routes.”
“Shanghai once again offers potential thanks to the significantly improved market environment and increased local demand”, CCO Otto adds.

macao water launches “little water steward” free mobile app

The “Little Water Steward” mobile app developed by Macao Water for Android and iPhone is available for free download this month. The app can be downloaded from both iOS and Android platforms. Through an easy-to-use interface, app users will be able to receive the latest information on their water consumption anytime, anywhere. In addition to the launch of the new mobile app, Macao Water – in order to draw more attention to water leakage and water conservation – is also holding a lucky for all users who use the app’s incident reporting function. All lucky draw participants stand a chance to win a set of commemorative stamps and a souvenir sheet themed “Water and
Life”, or a shopping voucher for water-saving devices.
Furthermore, a series of mobile services relating to water consumption are also available. Customers can manage their water use issues on a smartphone, including balance check or bill payment, electronic water bill and SMS reminder service applications. In addition, by clicking the news function, users can obtain up-to-date information, water quality testing reports and project notices. More importantly, the app is equipped with a new incident reporting function. Users can report any cases of burst pipes, water leakage or illegal water use via this platform to Macao Water, upload photos and videos for more detailed information, and even detect the location of the incident by using the built-in global positioning system to reduce the response time.