time:matters cooperates with Austrian Airlines: increased route frequency and shorter transport times

Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main / Vienna, August 17, 2010 – time:matters, the expert for courier, sameday and emergency logistics which is part of the Lufthansa Group, will cooperate with the Austrian carrier Austrian Airlines, effective August 15, 2010.

The logistics specialist’s customers also benefit from the cooperation, due to quicker and more frequent connections within Europe and to destinations outside of Europe. Therefore, time-critical shipments can now, effective immediately, also be transported on Austrian Airlines flights.

Greatest possible degree of flexibility through continuous network expansion

Austrian Airlines is Austria’s largest carrier and a member of the “Star Alliance.” Through the collaboration, time:matters increases its route frequency by approximately 1,300 connections per week. Following cooperations with others such as Brussels Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Adria Airlines, Swiss World Cargo, Condor etc., the service provider is constantly expanding its network and thereby strengthening the international orientation of its services.

More direct flights from Vienna

The network expansion increases the number of direct flights from Vienna, the hub of Austria Airlines, to more than 50. This eliminates transit flights via Frankfurt or Munich that were previously necessary and in part considerably reduces transport times. A direct flight from Vienna to Warsaw saves the customer for example 2 hours, 50 minutes; a direct flight from Vienna to Barcelona reduces the transport time by 2 hours, 25 minutes, as compared to the customary route via hubs in Frankfurt or Munich.

“With over 500 stations in 90 countries and more than 3,000 connections per day, we have a very dense high-frequency network,” explains Steven Plenk, Country Manager time:matters Austria. “Due to this partnership, we can guarantee our customers even shorter transport times. The greater selection of connections ensures that our service is more flexible and can be used even more spontaneously.”

time:matters GmbH:

The expert for courier, sameday and emergency logistics as well as for time-critical international spare parts logistics, offers each of its clients customized logistics solutions for particularly urgent or complex special logistics assignments, enabling worldwide delivery within just a few hours. The Special Speed Solutions provided by time:matters worldwide are based on high-speed and reliable transport by air, rail and road, as well as a tight international network consisting of more than 500 exclusive transportation partners. time:matters generally has access to all available airlines and can therefore utilize a wide range of flight routes: over 3,000 flights per day, to some 500 destinations in 90 countries. time:matters operates its own courier terminal for express and courier shipments at Frankfurt Airport. In keeping with its internationalization strategy, time:matters has operated foreign offices since 2006 and currently maintains Service Desks at 16 international locations. Capital funds of growth investor Aheim Capital GmbH, time:matters’ management and Lufthansa Cargo AG are shareholders of the logistics company. The annual revenue in 2008 amounted to approximately €60 million.