A motion submitted by Flughafen Wien AG was discussed in the National Council's Transport Committee on Thursday. The company intends to subsequently lower the fees for take-offs and landings to zero in 2020. So you want to support the battered airlines. The airlines operating in Vienna welcome the project, but would rather receive free handling, as this is the larger cost item.

State Secretary Magnus Brunner (ÖVP) reported to the committee that originally a pure inflation adjustment was decided in the user committee. The application by Flughafen Wien AG, which is required in accordance with the Airport Charges Act, was submitted retrospectively due to the corona pandemic. This provides for the landing fees to be reduced to zero.

A member of the Green Party asked to whom the Airport Charges Act actually applies and Brunner explained as follows: It is to be applied to airports that operate international air traffic and have more than 100.000 passengers per year. This currently applies to Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz, Linz and Klagenfurt. SPÖ MP Stöger added that the federal government currently has no way of regulating working conditions and that this must be taken into account when the law is amended. In this context, Brunner announced a “round table” on social standards at airports. This would already be planned.