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 summer 2021, tour operator Tui will offer 22 direct flights per week from Salzburg Airport to five holiday countries. New connections to Zakynthos, Calabria and Cyprus will be offered. "Last year, travel was one of the most missed activities. The desire to travel is therefore great. This is shown by the access figures
Since midnight, simpler entry regulations have been in force in Austria. Coming from many countries, people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested no longer have to quarantine. However, the Chamber of Commerce believes that the relaxations do not go far enough. It is criticising the government. “For every type of entry, proof of vaccination, testing or recovery is required. Children from
Vienna currently has three long-distance bus stations: Erdberg, operated by Blaguss Reisen, Hauptbahnhof, operated by Postbus and Stadion-Center, operated by Gschwindl. All three locations have one thing in common: they are not quite worthy of a capital city and each of the three bus stations has its own shortcomings. It has now been decided that the future central long-distance bus station
From Wednesday, the buffet will be open again in the Sky Lounge operated by Flughafen Wien AG. The usual catering and drinks will be offered again. Airport lounges in Austria are subject to the rules for catering. According to an airport spokesperson, this means that proof of vaccination, testing or immunization will be required in the entrance area.
According to a report in Trend magazine, the on-demand airline Tyrolean Jet Services was hit hard by the Corona crisis and is cutting half of its workforce. A spokesman for the owner Swarovski confirmed the measure to the media. TJS currently employs around 60 people. Around 30 of them are to be laid off. Those affected
At the same time as the relaxed entry rules come into force in Austria and many European countries, Austrian Airlines is increasing its tourist offer. First, Austria's home airline will start with classics such as Crete and Rhodes for the upcoming long Whitsun weekend. There will also be more flights to Athens and Thessaloniki. In June, other destinations will follow, such as Chania, Karpathos,
The Austrian retail group Spar will reopen its branches at airports and train stations during regular opening hours from May 19, 2021. Until now, there have been restrictions due to the orders of the federal government. In Vienna and Graz, for example, there are Spar supermarkets in the terminals. These – unusual for airports – had to close due to
At present, train journeys between Vienna and Berlin require a lot of patience, as the ideal journey takes nine hours. This is set to change, as in the future the journey time is to be reduced to four hours and five minutes. The transport ministers of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic signed an agreement to this end. This provides for
The low-cost airline Wizz Air has again postponed the resumption of its flights to Salzburg. This is a tried and tested pattern that the low-cost airline has been practicing since its temporary withdrawal from the city of Mozart, which took place without much fanfare. In the summer of last year, Wizz Air announced some
Terminals 1, 1A and 2 of Vienna-Schwechat Airport have been closed since mid-March 2020. The reason for the measure was simple: within a few days, the corona pandemic, which had "side effects" such as flight and entry bans as well as a lockdown, had collapsed so dramatically that the largest airport was completely empty.
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