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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The low-cost airline Wizz Air announces its comeback in Salzburg after a long absence. From February 2024, three destinations will be gradually served from Austria's second largest airport. These are London-Luton, Bucharest and Skopje. "We are very pleased about the resumption of the long-awaited flights from Salzburg to Bucharest and
Salzburg Airport has not yet received any Corona aid. It does not look like anything will be paid out either, as it suffered a setback before the Constitutional Court. The controversial funding conditions, which were invented by the then Kurz government, stipulate that companies that are owned by the public sector
From December 1 to March 31, 2024, Eurowings is offering free ski luggage on selected flights to Austria. The offer does not apply to flights to Vienna. Travelers to Graz, Innsbruck and Salzburg can take their skis and snowboards on selected routes (including connecting flights) during the promotional period without the usual surcharge.
The Chamber of Commerce and the airports in Graz and Salzburg have presented a study prepared by Höffinger Solutions, which questions the previous statements made by Transport Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) regarding the shift of domestic flights to rail. The study concludes that passengers do not want to travel by rail
The British airline British Airways will start the connection between Salzburg and London during the winter season. The airline British Airways plans to start the connection between Salzburg and London Heathrow and London Gatwick at the start of the winter season. In this sense, the carrier is planning three weekly flights to London Heathrow Airport
At the end of October 2023, the 2023/24 winter flight schedule will also start at Salzburg Airport, which will include some new features. For example, there is a new flight to Marsa Alam. For flights to Egypt, passengers can now choose between Hurghada, which is offered all year round, and Mars Alam. Eurowings offers two weekly flights to Gran Canaria and one to
Turkish Airlines has been connecting Salzburg Airport with its Istanbul hub for around ten years. It originally started with four weekly rotations and has since expanded to daily service. During the Corona pandemic, the connection was suspended for some time and was then gradually restarted. In addition to ten years of presence in Salzburg
The domestic Austrian flights from Salzburg and Linz to Vienna-Schwechat have been discontinued for some time. As a replacement, Austrian Airlines has launched the “Airail” product in cooperation. This is now to be expanded. With the Europe-wide timetable change in rail transport, which will take place on December 10, 2023, AUA passengers on the
The German airline Eurowings has made it its mission to award airports that achieve a special performance in the handling area in their route network. Graz Airport was able to achieve second place in the so-called Eurowings Station Award, based on outstanding performance on site. The Eurowings Station Award is intended to award airports that achieve a
The low-cost airline Easyjet will fly between Birmingham and Salzburg once a week from January 13, 2024. Two new routes are being launched from Switzerland. From December 16, 2023, there will be flights from Geneva and Salzburg to London Stansted twice a week. The three additional routes will initially be available during the winter period.
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