Salzburg calls 4h00 railjet to Vienna airport
There have been no Austrian Airlines domestic flights between Salzburg and Vienna for some time. These have been shifted to rail, but there is a problem: the early morning flight cannot often be reached due to the travel times of the Railjets. Salzburg state politicians are now calling for an additional connection that should leave Salzburg Central Station at around 4:00 a.m. This should enable air passengers to reach the morning flight at Vienna-Schwechat Airport, regardless of whether they are flying with Austrian Airlines or another airline. However, it will be rather tight for the early flights of Ryanair and Wizz Air, as many connections take off between 5:00 a.m. and around 7:00 a.m. Due to the travel time from Salzburg Central Station to Vienna-Schwechat Airport, which is around two hours and 49 minutes, things are getting tight. A connection as cooperation trains (Austrian Airlines/ÖBB) would mean that many of AUA's morning flights would be easier to reach from Salzburg. The problem at the moment is that the first train arrives late at Vienna-Schwechat Airport. It should not be underestimated that Munich Airport is a serious competitor, because the journey time to Munich East, where you can change to the express train to Franz Josef Strauss Airport, is less than 1,5 hours. In contrast to the Southern Railway, there is no awarding of services on the Westbahn route. In concrete terms, this means that the railway companies ÖBB and Westbahn operate on their own account and do not receive any subsidies for this. This was not the case during the Corona lockdowns, when both providers received temporary support due to emergency awards. The Salzburg state government's intention therefore depends primarily on
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