As of October 1, 2020, 165 of the 180 employees at Innsbruck Airport will return to short-time work. Patrick Dierich, deputy director of the airport, confirmed this to the Austrian radio. The reason for this is the current low demand at Tyrolean airport.

The offer in Innsbruck is currently extremely manageable, because apart from a few charter flights, only two scheduled destinations are currently offered: Vienna and Amsterdam. The connection to the Dutch capital will be suspended at the end of October 2020, but should be resumed in December.

The airport is particularly concerned about the travel warnings for Tyrol issued by various countries. This could have a massive negative impact on demand in winter. However, Innsbruck should be well positioned financially until at least the end of 2021. Incidentally, the load factor on the Vienna route is determined by the Tyrolean crown at around 50 percent.