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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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Air Corsica flies to Calvi for Rhomberg

The tour operator Rhomberg Reisen is offering the destination Calvi from Salzburg and Vienna in the 2021 summer flight schedule. The charter flights to Corsica will be operated this year with Airbus A320s operated by Air Corsica. Both package tours and flight tickets are available from the operator. The connection is scheduled to operate from May 2nd to the beginning of

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2020: Only 200.000 passengers flew over Graz

The Corona crisis has also plunged the traffic figures at Graz Airport to unprecedented levels: with just under 200.000 passengers, a drop of 81 percent was recorded. The Corona pandemic has had a lasting negative impact on the entire aviation and travel industry and therefore of course also on Graz Airport. The airport had to remain at a standstill for a total of three months.

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EU Commission: “Don’t travel”

The EU Commission is proposing stricter measures to combat the coronavirus. Among other things, travel within the European Union and from outside should be further restricted, according to the Brussels authority. It also proposed on Monday to further tighten the testing and quarantine rules. Accordingly, a new "dark red" category for high-risk areas is to be introduced.

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Aviation Summit: focus on vaccinations and tests

On Tuesday, an aviation summit was held at the invitation of the Austrian Climate Protection Ministry under the chairmanship of State Secretary Magnus Brunner. The Vida trade union also took part in the conference, which was held online due to the Corona pandemic. Aviation has been hit by the Corona crisis like no other industry. The number of airlines that

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ANA puts Vienna and Munich on hold

It is not yet clear when the Japanese All Nippon Airways will return to Vienna and Munich. According to the carrier, the resumption of the two connections to Tokyo is still on hold. The airline is "continuing to monitor demand very closely and responding flexibly". The Tokyo Nariata-Düsseldorf route is scheduled to resume by October 30th.

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Photo gallery: This is how the AUA-B777 OE-LPD is doing in Teruel

With the OE-LPD, Austrian Airlines transferred its newest Boeing 777-200 to so-called long-term storage in Spain. The long-haul jet will probably remain parked in Teruel for a year. There, the "Spirit of Austria" will join numerous Airbus A340-600s and Airbus A380s of Lufthansa, among others. Half of the superjumbo fleet of the

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AUA crew misses a minimum distance

The Facebook post by an AUA aircraft crew is currently making the rounds on social media. In it, twelve people are waving happily at the camera – without even thinking about the minimum distance. A cool cocktail at the beach bar, palm trees and the setting sun form the backdrop: In such a scenario,

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74 percent fewer business trips in the Corona year

It was to be expected: The pandemic has had a massive impact on the business travel industry. The number of business-related flights has shrunk to a quarter. This was announced by the Austrian Business Travel Association (abta) on Monday. "The collapse of the business travel market in 2020 is unprecedented," said abta President Andreas Gruber in view of the analysis based on

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KLM: Antigen findings must be presented

Passengers travelling with KLM must now present a rapid test before departure. The negative result must be shown to ground staff at the gate at the latest. Otherwise, boarding the aircraft will be refused. The background to this measure is an order from the Dutch government. This also applies to all other airlines on

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