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Top 3 Ryanair destinations: Germans and Austrians with different travel habits
In 2023, the low-cost airline Ryanair had the most passengers from the Austrian airports on its route network to London-Stansted, Palma de Mallorca and Milan (Malpensa and Bergamo
OE-LZR: Fifth AUA-A320neo arrived in Vienna
On Friday, December 29, 2023, the fifth Airbus A320neo arrived at Austrian Airlines' home base in Vienna-Schwechat. The medium-haul jet with the registration OE-LZR landed at 11:46 a.m
Vienna: Ryanair discontinues Warsaw-Modlin
The low-cost airline Ryanair currently offers flights from Vienna to both Warsaw-Chopin and Modlin. The carrier will give flights to the smaller airport with effect from January 8, 2024
Austrian Airlines takes on Vienna-Bremen
The airline Austrian Airlines will offer four weekly connections between Vienna and Bremen from May 6, 2024. The new addition will be served by Embraer 195 regional jets. In the
Austro Control: Valerie Hackl replaced by Elisabeth Landrichter
There is a change in leadership at the Austrian aviation authority Austro Control, as the previous managing director Valerie Hackl is replaced by Elisabeth Landrichter, currently deputy head of the traffic section and head of the
Austrian Airlines with additional destinations in summer 2024
The airline Austrian Airlines expects around 430.000 passengers in the period around Christmas and New Year. In a direct comparison with the same period last year, the company says it has increased by around 15
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SkyUp announces Salzburg and Berlin
The low-cost airline SkyUp plans to fly between Kiev-Borispil and Salzburg from December 26, 2021. The seasonal route is primarily aimed at skiers who spend their winter holidays in Austria
Westbahn takes on Vienna-Munich
The new Kiss-3 sets of the private railway company Westbahn were presented to the public on Monday. The trains manufactured by Stadler are the first in Austria to be approved by the European Railway Agency
Salzburg: Eurowings has reactivated Cologne / Bonn
The Cologne / Bonn route is now available again from Salzburg. The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has reactivated this and is initially offering two rotations per week. Other destinations that this carrier is from
Icelandair announces Keflavik-Salzburg
From January 15, 2022, Icelandair plans to connect the Icelandic Keflavik with the Austrian Salzburg with a Boeing 757-200. For the time being, a weekly cycle is planned. The actual admission is subject to this
ÖBB and AUA are testing suitcase loading on the train
Arriving by train to the airport, handing the suitcase over to the conductor and then straight to the gate at the airport? This is exactly what Austrian Airlines and the Austrian Federal Railways are testing on selected Railjet connections
Israir hangs up Tel Aviv-Salzburg at short notice
More airlines are currently offering their services between Tel Aviv and Vienna than ever before. Israir is now also launching flights to Salzburg at short notice. These should already be on 24.
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Austria: Lufthansa depends on federal states for even longer
Lufthansa is shifting the connection to the Austrian federal state airports, in some cases significantly backwards. With the exception of Klagenfurt, which is not served anyway, there are normal connections to Frankfurt and / or Munich. These pause
Cheaper than in Vienna: Graz Airport starts corona tests
At Graz Airport, both antigen and PCR tests are now offered in cooperation with the Hygienicum Graz and NYR Consulting GmbH. These are chargeable and as a private service from
GRZ: Freight flights bring masks to Austria
Today at 15:30 p.m. the first of two cargo flights with the important medical cargo from China landed. The demand for high quality medical products - currently mainly FFP2 masks and
Smartline serves Graz-Stuttgart with the business jet
The Vorarlberg airline company has been serving the route from Graz to Stuttgart that has been suspended by Austrian Airlines for a few days on behalf of a German broker. Two circuits are carried out per week. For use
Graz: SkyExpress flies to Naxos for Springer
The charter route to the Greek island of Naxos, which has been idle since 2021, is celebrating its comeback in Graz in the 2015 summer flight schedule. The direct flights are operated by the Greek SkyExpress with ATR42 for the tour operator
Graz: Luxair flies to Calvi by charter
The tour operator Rhomberg Reisen will also be offering the Calvi destination from Graz in the 2021 summer flight schedule. This will be operated from mid-June 2021 with the DHC Dash 8-400 from Luxair. Will be flown
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AUA: Friedenslicht defied the corona crisis
Despite the corona crisis, the traditional light of peace landed in Austria again this year. Austrian Airlines brought this from Tel Aviv to the Alpine Republic. AUA security officer Wolfgang Kerndler handed it over on Monday afternoon
Federal Army Hercules improved with self-protection
The new self-protection device and sensors of the first Lockheed C-130K “Hercules” of the air forces of the Austrian Armed Forces were impressively tested this week above the Allentsteig military training area in the Waldviertel. The 2003
Austria: Shops at airports can continue to open longer
From Wednesday, November 11, 2020, the opening times in retail in Austria will be limited. An ordinance has now stipulated that curfew is at 19:00 p.m. For travelers there is
King football also rules in the air
Due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, air traffic in Austria is currently more severely affected than ever before, so this autumn the football charter for our domestic European Cup starters is ensuring one
FACC delivers new A320 entrance area
The Austrian aviation supplier FACC AG delivered a complete entrance area for the A320 airspace cabin for the first time. After an intensive development phase, the first series components were now delivered to Airbus in Hamburg. Right away
Cargo Air expects an increase in the fleet
The Bulgarian Cargo Air, which specializes in cargo flights under wet lease agreements, will be expanding its fleet in the near future. A 23-year-old Boeing 737-400, which has been on an ad hoc passenger charter, is currently being used
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Evaluation: This is how Austria's airports performed in the Corona year 2020
Austria's commercial airports were able to increase in January and February 2020, but on March 2020 it went down steeply in euros due to the outbreak of the corona pandemic. The months with the strongest
Tyrolean founder Gernot Langes-Swarovski has passed away
The founder of the former airline Tyrolean Airways, Gernot Langes-Swarovski, died on Thursday at the age of 77 after a long illness in the presence of his immediate family. This was shared by his bereaved
Innsbruck: 57 percent decline, three million euros loss
Innsbruck Airport recorded a decline of 57 percent in the previous year and counted 487.450 passengers. The number of flight movements in charter and scheduled traffic fell by 59 percent to 4.980
Summer 2021: This is what Eurowings is planning from Austria
Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Eurowings is currently planning to offer flights from Klagenfurt, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Vienna-Schwechat in the summer flight schedule of 2021. The carrier gave Aviation Direct an insight into the current planning status and
Innsbruck is renovating the slope this year
Innsbruck Airport will carry out a general renovation of the runway this year. For this purpose, the airport will be closed from September 20 to October 18, 2021. From spring onwards, preliminary work will be carried out
Welcome Air successor Aquiline dissolved by court
In January 2019 it became known that the former regional airline Welcome Air had been taken over by Aquiline, a company from the Emirates that allegedly operates in the leasing business. A major cargo airline that
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AUA returns to Klagenfurt
Due to the pandemic, the Lufthansa subsidiary had to stop flights to Klagenfurt. But the forced break is now over: for the first time in many months there is a scheduled flight connection between Klagenfurt and Vienna. Since yesterday
Klagenfurt: Flights will be restarted from June 4, 2021
From June 4, 2021, Springer Reisen will initiate the “comeback” of Klagenfurt Airport with charter flights to the Greek island of Skiathos. Austrian Airlines will set up the connection to the Vienna hub on
Klagenfurt: Tour operators are still reluctant
Apart from general aviation, it is currently pretty quiet at Klagenfurt Airport. The scheduled routes are in a kind of "permanent break", which Austrian Airlines and Eurowings are continually extending
Decision: Ministry has trees in Klagenfurt sawed off
Due to a decision by the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Klagenfurt Airport has to swing chainsaws and other equipment and prune or, in some cases, even remove the trees in the western approach lane. This goes out
Traffic figures: Austria's airports close to zero
The six Austrian airports only counted 2021 passengers in January 203.352. In direct comparison with the same month last year, this means a decrease of 92 percent. The number of flight movements went down
Eurowings is pausing Klagenfurt-Cologne even longer
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings is extending the flight break on the Klagenfurt-Cologne / Bonn route until at least April 1, 2021. The carrier actually wanted to fly again in February 2021, but again because of the two sides
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