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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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Ryanair eradicates Lauda relics at Vienna Airport

The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has removed the last relics of Laudamotion that were visible to travellers at Vienna Airport. Advertising posters at the entrance and exit as well as oversized neon signs on a side wall of the station were removed and replaced with Ryanair motifs. With the resumption of flight operations in June 2020, the Lauda route network,

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Eurowings is back in Klagenfurt

Since Saturday, Klagenfurt Airport has been connected to the Eurowings network again. The airport welcomed the plane arriving from Cologne/Bonn with a trumpet and a “squeeze”. In future, three weekly rotations will be offered. Eurowings will initially fly between Klagenfurt and Cologne/Bonn on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays. In August 2021, four

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On our own behalf: It's time to say thank you!

The summer holidays are just around the corner for schoolchildren and many people will soon be going on their long-awaited vacation. Aviation Direct would like to say thank you to all readers today. In the video below, Aviation.Direct Managing Director Jan Gruber addresses readers directly with a short thank you message.

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AUA sells meat loaf for six euros

How about a Leberkäse roll with mustard for six euros? In everyday life, most people would probably not buy this. Austrian Airlines offers this product at this price in the new buy-on-board menu. Most Austrians probably have the average price of a Leberkäse roll in mind. In the supermarket or

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Innsbruck is looking forward to Frankfurt resumption

Innsbruck Airport is delighted that Austrian Airlines will reactivate the connection to the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt am Main on Monday, 28 June 2021. Airport boss Marco Pernetta hopes that demand on long-haul routes will soon recover. “We are delighted to be able to operate the route between Innsbruck and Frankfurt together with

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Vida on Eurowings staff: “Lufthansa is using the Corona pandemic to reduce employee rights”

Vida-Liebhart is calling for fair standards for flight personnel, instead of allowing those who have been laid off to work again under worse conditions. As was made public yesterday, for the first time since the pandemic, 250 flight attendant positions at AUA's sister company Eurowings in Germany have been advertised for external employees. "Lufthansa is using the Corona pandemic to reduce employee rights," criticizes Daniel Liebhart,

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AUA begins phasing out the Airbus A319

In July 2021, Austrian Airlines will begin phasing out the Airbus A319 aircraft. The aircraft will be handed over to the sister company Lufthansa Cityline and will be operated there from January 2022. The seven Airbus A319s are owned by so-called special purpose companies (e.g. A319 LDA-LDB-LDC Ltd and A319 LDD-LDE-LDF Ltd).

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AUA will take off for Málaga from July 22nd

Austrian Airlines will be flying to Málaga in Andalusia, southern Spain, from July 22nd. The route will be served twice a week all year round with an aircraft from the Airbus A320 family. Austria's home airline is thus strengthening its tourist offer. In addition to Málaga, Austrian Airlines will also be flying to other Spanish holiday destinations in the summer, including

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Vienna: City Airport Train waits and watches

Since March 2020, the wheels of the City Airport Train, a joint venture between the Austrian Federal Railways and Vienna Airport AG, have been standing still. This will not change in the short term, at least, as the CAT company has not yet set a specific date for the resumption of operations. The City Airport Train was launched a few years ago as

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From June 26, 2021: Eurowings is returning to Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt Airport will soon also "get back" its second scheduled route. After Austrian Airlines has reactivated the connection to the Vienna hub, its sister company Eurowings will follow in a few days. It will fly to Klagenfurt from Cologne/Bonn four times a week. The "comeback" is announced for June 26, 2021. This would then mean

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