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Operational disruption at OMV Schwechat refinery leads to high flare operation

An unexpected disruption occurred at the petrochemical plant at the OMV Schwechat refinery near Vienna on Tuesday morning. As a result of the outage, the so-called high-flare operation, in which excess gases are burned in a controlled manner, was initiated as an immediate safety measure. OMV confirmed the incident and stated that it is working intensively to resume regular operations.

16 April 2025 09:37

Delayed Easter traffic leads to slight passenger growth at Vienna Airport in March 2025

Passenger traffic at Vienna Airport and its subsidiaries recorded slight growth in March 2025. Overall, the number of travelers in the Vienna Airport Group (Vienna Airport, Malta Airport, and Kosice Airport) rose by 4,1 percent to 2.993.138 passengers. At the Vienna site, the increase was 0,9 percent to 2.227.037 travelers. This development

16 April 2025 09:24

Frequentis records significant revenue and earnings growth in 2024

The Austrian technology group Frequentis achieved significant growth in revenue and earnings in the 2024 financial year. According to the company, revenue rose by 12,4 percent to €480,3 million. Order intake recorded an even stronger increase of 15,7 percent, reaching €583,8 million. The order backlog at the end of the year was considerable.

15 April 2025 12:09

Vienna Airport establishes joint venture to optimize goods logistics

Vienna Airport is taking a further step toward improving its service quality and is establishing a joint venture, "Vienna Airport Logistics GmbH," with international logistics expert Bradford Airport Logistics. The goal of the joint venture is to fundamentally renew the airport's supply chain. Starting in 2027, all goods flows for the new southern expansion will be transferred to Vienna Airport Logistics GmbH.

15 April 2025 10:05

Condor expands winter flight schedule: More flights to Dubai and long-haul destinations

Condor is significantly expanding its flight offerings in the 2025/26 winter flight schedule. The expansion focuses on additional connections from Germany to Dubai, as well as increased frequencies to selected long-haul destinations in Thailand, South Africa, and Panama. The company announced this today. New to the winter schedule is a daily connection between Stuttgart and

15 April 2025 08:00

Vienna Airport once again honored for outstanding service

Vienna Airport has received the prestigious Skytrax award for "Best Airport Staff in Europe" for the fifth time. This honor is based on the ratings of millions of passengers worldwide, who particularly appreciated the friendliness, customer focus, helpfulness, and competence of the airport staff in various areas such as check-in, security checks, lounges, and catering.

14 April 2025 08:03

Podcast highlights the importance of industrial cooperation for Austria's aviation and security

In the latest episode of the podcast #ON AIR, aviation expert Peter Malanik, business lawyer Bernhard Müller, and industry spokesperson Paul Frühwirth-Riegler discussed the strategic importance of industrial cooperation, particularly in the context of defense procurement. The experts discussed how such counter-transactions not only increase a country's security of supply, but also, in the long term, enhance technological expertise and economic

10 April 2025 12:33

Vienna Airport auctions lost property for a good cause

Vienna Airport, in cooperation with the auction platform Aurena, is once again holding a major charity auction. Starting today, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, interested parties can bid online on a variety of items that were left behind and unclaimed at Vienna Airport over the past year. The auction runs until

10 April 2025 11:06

Vienna Airport cooperates with Ukrainian airports

Vienna Airport will cooperate more closely with Ukrainian airports in the future. A corresponding agreement has been signed with the Airport Association of Ukraine. The aim of the cooperation is to promote professional exchange and support Ukrainian airports with technical equipment and special vehicles. This is intended to strengthen the operational infrastructure in order to

7 April 2025 11:05

Saudia launches direct flights from Jeddah to Vienna

The Saudi Arabian airline Saudia has launched a new seasonal flight service between Jeddah and Vienna. Since April 1, 2025, the route will be served three times a week with an Airbus A320. With the launch of this service, the national airline is expanding its international route network to over 100 destinations on four continents. Vienna is one of

4 April 2025 10:06