2024
Austria
Client: Austrian Airlines AG
Produced by: Markenfilm Berlin GmbH
Agency: thjnk berlin ag
Category: Tourism Services
Entry Type: Promotional Video
AUA has a unique USP: The Blue Danube waltz by Johann Strauss is played on board during every boarding and deplaning. This fact was used as the creative principle in an unseen and very Austrian campaign – not only did AUA rearrange the Blue Danube waltz, but also created a unique text mechanic based on the waltz’s typical three-four time signature. These elements were consistently incorporated into the film and all aspects of an accompanying campaign, which was also rolled out internationally.
Since Covid AUA didn’t really fly high: The brand was perceived as unfashionable and fewer and fewer people in Austria felt an emotional connection to the brand. Time to show that flying with AUA is a great experience: with Austrian hospitality, world-famous cuisine and the iconic Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss, that can only be heard on board. AUA wanted to invite their target group in a charming way, with a wink, to discover the world in a unique, unseen way. In a particularly Austrian manner.
Austrian Airlines (referred to as AUA) is Austria's largest airline and a subsidiary of Lufthansa. The campaign launched in 2023 was specifically aimed at travel enthusiasts from Austria between the ages of 30 and 55, who have high standards and are accustomed to particularly comfortable flying.