Günther Ofner, CEO of Flughafen Wien AG, is furious with the EU Commission. The manager strongly criticizes the fact that the competition authorities in Brussels have capped the fixed cost subsidy II at a maximum of 800.000 euros per company. At the same time, Ofner criticizes the fact that after more than half a year there is still no progress in the development of uniform travel regulations across Europe. Not only airlines and airports are suffering from this, but the entire tourism and travel industry. The EU has "failed dramatically so far." Günther Ofner is actually considered to be an extremely reserved and media-calm CEO of Flughafen Wien AG, but the latest developments now seem to have unsettled him too. Anger and disappointment are deep throughout the industry and now Ofner is rushing forward and speaking out. The manager says a lot of things openly that other industry representatives are also saying behind closed doors, but have held back. In fact, throughout Europe and not just in Austria. "The recent increase in the number of infections is massively slowing down passenger numbers, which have recently plummeted again, which is also exacerbated by the confusion of completely different regulations and travel restrictions depending on the EU country. Although the pandemic has already lasted for half a year, unfortunately there is not even a hint of EU-wide coordination and standardization and so far there has unfortunately been a total failure of those involved," says Günther Ofner, CEO of Vienna Airport, explaining the acute problem situation. "The loss-making maintenance of the uninterrupted operation of our critical infrastructure despite a lack of capacity, as is necessary at the airport not least for reasons of security of supply and maintaining connectivity, costs monthly