This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from Austria.
This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from Austria, one of Aviation.Direct's two home bases. The latest information from Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz and Klagenfurt You will always find the latest information in this section.
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In cooperation with the insurance companies AXA and AIG, Austrian Airlines is expanding its range of Corona insurance policies. These are intended to cover the costs in the event of a Covid-19 illness during the trip or in the event of quarantine or lockdown. In addition to the existing "Travel Care" and "Travel Care Plus" packages from AIG
The entry regulations currently in force in Austria are initially limited to 30 June 2021. It is still completely unclear what the regulations will look like from 1 July 2021, because the Green Ministry of Health and the ÖVP-led ministries are apparently not in agreement. This is how “Chief Medical Officer” Katharina Reich indicated in an interview with
Customs officials made an unusual discovery at Vienna-Schwechat Airport: a 52-year-old man attempted to smuggle watches worth 155.000 euros. The British citizen came from Geneva and only had hand luggage with him. The officials nevertheless took a look in the traveller's bag and found five wristwatches.
The Austrian federal government has lifted the landing ban for passenger aircraft that took off from Brazil, India, South Africa or the United Kingdom without further communication. The four countries mentioned are considered so-called virus variant areas, which makes entry into Austria complicated. The corresponding Notam states that entry from Brazil,
Star Alliance member Air Canada announces the resumption of nonstop flights between Toronto and Vienna for July 22, 2021. Initially, three rotations per week will be operated. Austrian Airlines will not fly to Canada for some time. Passengers from Austria can reach Vienna via the Air Canada hub in Toronto on flights from
The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will deploy five aircraft from Vienna-Schwechat in July and August 2021. Before the Corona pandemic, the low-cost airline deployed seven aircraft from the Austrian capital. Just a few weeks before the Corona pandemic began in Europe, Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi announced the stationing of two more Airbus
The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea will not return to Vienna in mid-summer 2021. The carrier is currently planning to add the destination Nantes on September 5, 2021. Volotea does not intend to fly from Bilbao, Spain, to the Austrian capital until April 7, 2022. Both destinations are currently served with two rotations each.
The low-cost airlines Wizz Air and Ryanair are also competing fiercely from Vienna in summer 2021. A direct comparison of the offerings, however, shows that the Hungarian provider is more cautious this year than its Irish competitor. In July 2021, Ryanair is offering 246 weekly departures from Vienna Schwechat.
The CoV pandemic pushed the listed catering company even deeper into the red in the 2020/21 financial year. The bottom line was a deficit of 35,5 million euros, after a loss of 24,9 million euros in the previous year. Sales fell by more than two percent during the pandemic.
While Austrian Airlines and Ryanair, among others, have increased their services from Vienna-Schwechat Airport, particularly to warm water destinations, competitor Wizz Air is showing a more differentiated picture. Last year, the Hungarian low-cost airline still saw itself as a pioneer, as it announced the resumption of the first routes from
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