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Klaus Meisterl Appointed Lufthansa Group’s Head of Sales, Austria & Slovakia

Effective May 1st, 2023, Klaus Meisterl will assume sales for the Austrian and Slovakian markets as Head of Sales Austria & Slovakia for the Lufthansa Group. He succeeds Stephan Linhart, who is moving to Lufthansa Airlines as Head of Sales – Eastern Europe & Israel.


Lufthansa Group's New Head of Sales for Austria & Slovakia, Klaus Meisterl - Courtesy Austrian Airlines (Photo Inset Credit: Klaus Meisterl/Linkedin)

On Friday (April 28, 2023), Austrian Airlines announced the appointment of Klaus Meisterl as the Lufthansa Group’s new head of Sales for Austria and Slovakia. Mr. Meisterl succeeds Stephan Linhart who is moving to Lufthansa Airlines as Head of Sales for Eastern Europe & Israel. The team leaders in Sales Austria, Alexander Schnecke (Business Customers), Susanne Pamminger (Tourism), Angelika Grubhofer (Charter) and Marcus Lenk (Group Sales) and their key account managers remain the usual contacts for customers and distributors.


In Friday’s announcement, Austrian Airlines’ Chief Commercial Officer, Michael Trestl, said,


“I am pleased that in Klaus Meisterl we have gained a long-standing Austrian manager with extensive experience and that we were able to fill this strategically important position from within our own ranks. I would like to thank Stephan Linhart for his excellent work, which he will now continue in another area of ​​responsibility. I wish both of them every success in their new roles.”


Klaus Meisterl (52) began his career with Austrian Airlines in 1997 and has held a range of management positions in network management and sales, including the management of the business customer area in Austria. In 2025, he transitioned to operations, taking over management of the entire ground organization in Austria. In 2021, Meisterl was appointed Head of Passenger Aircraft & Handling, Station Manager Vienna.


Lufthansa AIrlines' New Head of Sales - Eastern Europe & Israel, Stephan Linhart - Photo Credit: Stephan Linhart/Linkedin

Previously Sales Manager for Austria and Slovakia, Stephan Linhart (50) will move to Lufthansa Airlines as Head of Sales – Eastern Europe and Israel. He will be based in Vienna, where he will be responsible for sales in the Entire Eastern European Region. Mr. Linhart joined Austrian Airlines in passenger handling at Vienna Airport in 1996. During his career, he held various leadership positions in the areas of pricing and revenue management. In 2016, Linhart took over sales responsibility for the airlines of the Lufthansa Group in Austria and Slovakia.




Source: Austrian Airlines

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