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Billa expands “supermarket monopoly” at Vienna Airport
A few days ago, the Rewe Group opened another Billa branch at Vienna-Schwechat Airport. This is located where there used to be a Spar supermarket. This keeps the "supermarket monopoly"
With Smartwings: Tui Austria brings back Sal-Charter
After a three-year break, the tour operator Tui Austria is again offering non-stop flights from Vienna-Schwechat to the Cape Verde island of Sal. The charter flights will be operated by the Czech airline Smartwings from December 22, 2023.
Austrian Airlines shows interest in A320neo and A321neo
The Austrian carrier Austrian Airlines is planning to further expand its fleet. After announcing ten new Boeing 787-9s, the Austrian airline is showing interest in the Airbus A320neo and A321neo models.. Austrian
“Aviation Event 2023” takes place at Vienna Airport
Marcel Riwalsky has already tried several times to organize the aviation conference "Aviation Event" at Vienna-Schwechat Airport, but the federal government's corona measures always thwarted the plan.
Burger King and Costa Coffee open at Vienna Airport
Two more restaurants opened their doors in the arrivals hall of Terminal 3 at Vienna International Airport on Wednesday, April 19, 2024. This is a coffee house
Vienna Airport welcomes AUA long-haul decision
The Management Board of Flughafen Wien AG is pleased with Lufthansa's decision to equip the subsidiary with ten Boeing 787-9s. The airport assumes that this is the case
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Wizz Air postpones the Salzburg comeback again
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has postponed the Salzburg comeback to the summer flight schedule of 2022. Most recently, St. Petersburg was announced for mid-December 2021, but it will be time
Corona aid: Salzburg is missing 12 million euros
Austria's second largest airport, Salzburg, will not receive any corona aid such as fixed cost subsidies or compensation for losses that have arisen due to the pandemic according to the current state of affairs. So far, the airport has achieved
Salzburg: Tui Airways UK announces East Midlands
Winter business has traditionally been particularly important for Salzburg Airport. In the past season, due to the corona pandemic, the company suffered a de facto total failure. Now airlines are gradually canceling
Salzburg: British Airways takes on London City
British Airways will also fly to Salzburg from Southampton and London City in winter 2021. Two rotations per week are currently planned from the inner-city airport of the British capital.
SkyUp announces Salzburg and Berlin
The low-cost airline SkyUp plans to fly between Kiev-Borispil and Salzburg from December 26, 2021. The seasonal route is primarily aimed at skiers who spend their winter holidays in Austria
Westbahn takes on Vienna-Munich
The new Kiss-3 sets of the private railway company Westbahn were presented to the public on Monday. The trains manufactured by Stadler are the first in Austria to be approved by the European Railway Agency
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KLM increases flights to Austria
The Dutch airline KLM will be offering three weekly flights between Graz and Amsterdam from June 17, 2021. Vienna will be connected to the Skyteam hub in Schiphol up to three times a day.
Graz Airport: Restaurant Globetrotter reopens
Today the popular restaurant on the first floor of the terminal opens its doors again. With the end of the lockdown, a piece of normality is returning to Graz Airport. The popular
From Wednesday: Airport supermarkets will be open longer again
The Austrian retail group Spar will keep the branches at airports and train stations open again at regular opening times from May 19, 2021. So far there has been due to the orders of the federal government
Graz: Springer and Skyexpress play Paros, Skiathos and Naxos
The tour operator Springer Reisen is offering holiday trips from Graz to the Greek islands of Paros, Skiathos and Naxos in the 2021 summer season. The last named destination has been since the bankruptcy of
GRZ: Larnaka new in the summer flight schedule
The tour operator TUI, in cooperation with European Air Charter (formerly Bulgarian Air Charter), offers direct flights from Graz airport to the port city on Mondays from August 2nd to November 1st
Graz welcomes changes to the entry regulations
Around 2021 holiday destinations are to be offered from Graz Airport in summer 15. These include Calvi, Karpathos, Naxos and Zakynthos. Also classics like Palma de
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AUA: A320 from Graz and Linz “quite unlikely”
Austrian Airlines is currently working hard on the summer flight schedule for 2021. There will be changes on the decentralized Germany routes from Linz and Graz. However, the use of machines of the type Airbus A320
Vaccine transport becomes a challenge for air freight
Delivering billions of doses of vaccine against the Covid-19 virus in the coming months is likely to be the greatest humanitarian task in the history of air freight traffic to date. The
FACC wins gold award from the state of Upper Austria
The Austrian aviation supplier FACC AG received the gold innovation award from the Province of Upper Austria. The company won with the air taxi developed jointly with Ehang. In the large company category
FACC AG is seeing increasing demand again
The Austrian aviation supplier FACC AG had to report a 32,6 percent decrease in sales of 392,8 million euros in the first nine months of the current financial year. The operating result is minus
Globe Air introduces the most exclusive private jet loyalty card
The owner of this “One Million Jet Card” enjoys good travel conditions for his private jet flight with one of the 20 Cessna Citation Mustang aircraft, along with unique advantages that have been developed together with selected partners
AUA: Friedenslicht defied the corona crisis
Despite the corona crisis, the traditional light of peace landed in Austria again this year. Austrian Airlines brought this from Tel Aviv to the Alpine Republic. AUA security officer Wolfgang Kerndler handed it over on Monday afternoon
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Summer 2021: This is what Eurowings is planning from Austria
Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Eurowings is currently planning to offer flights from Klagenfurt, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Vienna-Schwechat in the summer flight schedule of 2021. The carrier gave Aviation Direct an insight into the current planning status and
Innsbruck is renovating the slope this year
Innsbruck Airport will carry out a general renovation of the runway this year. For this purpose, the airport will be closed from September 20 to October 18, 2021. From spring onwards, preliminary work will be carried out
Welcome Air successor Aquiline dissolved by court
In January 2019 it became known that the former regional airline Welcome Air had been taken over by Aquiline, a company from the Emirates that allegedly operates in the leasing business. A major cargo airline that
Summer 2021: Easyjet focuses on Innsbruck and Vienna in Austria
The low-cost airline Easyjet will significantly reduce its presence in Austria in the summer flight schedule 2021 - in direct comparison with the offer “before Corona”. The company is not currently planning the routes
Federal states: The airlines are planning to do this in winter 2021
In the Austrian federal states, the presence of Austrian Airlines is currently extremely low, because some routes are paused due to the “Corona flight plan” described by the carrier as a “minimum program”. This not only applies to Klagenfurt-Vienna,
Summer: the hot water program is slowly taking shape
The next few weeks and months may be critical to the success or failure of the 2021 summer season. It is hardly surprising that many airlines are planning their plans for the warm season
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AUA increases frequency to Klagenfurt
From January 17, 2022, Austrian Airlines will significantly increase the number of flights between Klagenfurt and Vienna. Up to three flights a day are offered. The AUA has been flying since September
Klagenfurt is auctioning apron equipment and vehicles
Klagenfurt Airport is auctioning a large part of its vehicle fleet in a total of 41 lots. Those who want snow plows, generators, apron buses or passenger stairs could get their money's worth in this auction. Highest bidder
EU court: Tuifly and Ryanair have to repay Klagenfurt subsidies
The airlines Ryanair and Tuifly received subsidies at Klagenfurt Airport many years ago. These were declared unlawful by the EU Commission in 2016 and the reversal was ordered.
Klagenfurt Airport open longer again
The operating times of Klagenfurt Airport were severely limited until recently. With effect from July 19, 2021, these will be extended to 7:00 a.m. to 20:00 p.m. For September 2021
Klagenfurt: Hitreise launches Las Palmas charter
The Carinthian tour operator Hitreise is launching three individual charters from Klagenfurt to Las Palmas in autumn. The flights are operated by the Czech airline Smartwings with Boeing 737s. The travel dates
Passenger numbers: Austria's airports “flew” differently through the lockdowns
In the first five months of the current year, a total of 22.982 passenger flights were carried out from the Austrian airports. There were 1.267.897 passengers on board. A fraction of the previous performance “before Corona”.
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