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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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
Lufthansa will expand the flight connection between Salzburg and Frankfurt am Main from summer 2025. The new arrangement provides for up to five flights a day, which improves the connection to the international financial center of Frankfurt and the global Lufthansa network. Bettina Ganghofer, Managing Director of Salzburg Airport, emphasizes the importance of this connection for
On October 18, 2024, Salzburg Airport conducted a large-scale emergency exercise. The focus was on a simulated emergency in which a charter aircraft had to abort takeoff, which led to a landing gear fire. A small aircraft and a helicopter were also involved in the scenario. The aim of the exercise was to test the cooperation
Last week, the Austrian Business Travel Association (ABTA) celebrated an anniversary together with Salzburg Airport: The 10th Business Travel Lounge was celebrated with over 60 guests at the airport. In addition to a review of ABTA's past activities, high-ranking representatives from Lufthansa and ÖBB presented new developments in the
After several months of vacancy, Salzburg Airport has found Bernhard Wodl as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Sales and Aviation. The experienced aviation expert is taking on a key position that will have a significant impact on the airport's future direction and success. This personnel decision was made by the management with
On September 10, 2024, Salzburg will be the setting for an exciting and interactive scavenger hunt organized by Wizz Air. After the great success of a similar campaign in Vienna, Wizz Air is now bringing thrills and adventure to the city of Mozart with its “Wizz and Away” campaign. Participants can expect a captivating game,
On Saturday morning, August 17, 2024, a spectacular plane crash occurred in the Mauterndorf district of Steindorf, located in the Lungau region, which fortunately ended well. A 70-year-old pilot lost control of his light aircraft shortly after takeoff and attempted an emergency landing. However, the plane crashed into a garden fence and only came to a stop.
Austrian Airlines and the merged regional airline Tyrolean Airways were once omnipresent at the Austrian state airports and offered numerous non-stop and direct flights. Since the beginning of the 2000s, their presence has been gradually reduced, before it was announced a few years ago that the stations would be closed and the decentralized routes discontinued.
The Austrian aviation industry continues to be robust and growing strongly in 2024. With a total of 16,5 million passengers at the country's six commercial airports in the first half of 2024, Austria recorded a significant increase of 7,7% compared to the previous year. This positive development, almost at the level of the record year 2019, illustrates the renewed desire to travel
Eurowings passengers at Salzburg Airport can now benefit from new self-bag drop-off machines that will make checking in luggage much easier. This measure, which is already used by Transavia and Lufthansa, reduces waiting times and speeds up the check-in process. Airport Managing Director Bettina Ganghofer stresses that this development is part of the “Innovative Passenger Processes” strategy project and will benefit both the
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