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 ÖAMTC air rescue service recorded a high frequency of operations during the 2024 semester break, which underlines the importance of its work for emergency care in Austria. Despite a winter with little snow and sometimes difficult runway conditions, the crews of the 18 emergency medical helicopters were heavily challenged to help people in need. Between 1 and 23 February,
The airline Easyjet has presented its winter flight schedule 2025/2026, significantly expanding its offer for travellers from Austria. New flights include flights between Milan-Linate and Vienna as well as Salzburg and Southend. With over 1.000 non-stop flights to 12 destinations in Europe, passengers from Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna will benefit from an even more
In 2024, the Austrian aviation industry experienced strong growth, which was mainly characterized by the increase in passenger numbers and air freight volumes. A total of around 35,5 million passengers were counted at the six Austrian commercial airports, which corresponds to an increase of 7 percent compared to the previous year. Air freight also recorded
Innsbruck Airport has ended 2024 with mixed results. While capacity bottlenecks and flight cancellations at the beginning of the year posed significant challenges, passenger volumes were stabilized better than originally expected thanks to a strong winter season and successful summer flight programs. With a decrease of 4,9 percent in passenger numbers and
On the fourth Sunday of Advent, December 22, 2024, a modern Airbus A220-300 from Air Baltic landed at Innsbruck Airport – a premiere that attracted a lot of attention. With 121 passengers on board, the Latvian airline opened a new route between Riga and Innsbruck. In the period up to March 23, 2025,
A total of 14 sunny destinations will be served directly from Innsbruck next summer, including popular destinations in Italy, France, Greece, Spain and Turkey. The resumption of non-stop flights to Antalya is a special innovation and signals the expansion of the route network into the eastern Mediterranean. The list of summer destinations reads
The airline Easyjet has expanded its winter flight schedule for Austria and added new direct connections from Salzburg and Innsbruck. Since December 3, Easyjet has been connecting Salzburg with Naples twice a week, and from January 11, 2025, a weekly connection to Barcelona will be added. From December 15, a route from Innsbruck
A first Advent with new connections for Innsbruck Airport: Within a few hours, two new first flights from Madrid and Warsaw were welcomed. With a warm celebration, musical accompaniment and traditional reception, these flights marked not only an expansion of the route network, but also a significant strengthening of the tourist and economic
Iberia has launched a new winter campaign offering special prices on flights to the company's newly launched destinations. Travellers can now book direct flights to Innsbruck and Salzburg in Austria, Tromsø in Norway and Rovaniemi in Lapland. These destinations offer a variety of winter experiences, including Christmas markets, skiing and
Next Sunday, the new winter flight schedule will officially begin, and Innsbruck Airport will be presenting a number of exciting new features and expanded flight connections. The return of the important connection to Frankfurt and the increase in frequencies on the route to Vienna are the first major highlights of the 2024/25 winter flight schedule.
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