Largely satisfied with the rescue of the AUA, but state participation would have been better, according to the union.

The GPA-DJP union sees the rescue package presented on Monday by the Austrian government for the Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines as largely positive. However, it is viewed critically that the government has decided not to involve the Republic of Austria. Here you have missed the chance to secure the Vienna location in the long term, even beyond the next ten years, explains Federal Managing Director Karl Dürtscher. 

Rene Pfister, Chairman of the Works Council, the ground staff at Austrian Airlines is reassured: “Rescuing the AUA will secure thousands of jobs. It's not just about a strategically essential branch of the economy, but also about the livelihoods of thousands of employees. "

“The stepping in of the Republic secures the Vienna hub and thus also the business and congress location as well as growth prospects. It has been shown once again that the market alone is anything but crisis-proof and that a strong state is the best crisis medicine, ”said Dürtscher.