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 Federal Chancellery's ID Austria Service Tour 2025 will stop at Salzburg Airport on July 17, 2025. Citizens will have the opportunity to register for their digital identity free of charge directly opposite the check-in counters. The ID Austria experts' service point will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 13:00 p.m. to 15:00 p.m.
Eurowings is expanding its flight program from Salzburg, adding new destinations and additional frequencies in the fall and winter of 2025/26. Passengers can look forward to expanded travel options, particularly to Southern Europe and the Middle East. This adjustment to the flight schedule is aimed at meeting the increased demand for certain destinations.
A milestone has been reached for the emerging Urban Air Mobility industry: Austrian eVTOL developer FlyNow has announced a commercial agreement with Dubai-based helicopter operator Mavi Air for the sale of 100 eCopter eVTOLs. This deal, valued at USD 35 million, is a strong endorsement for
The representation of Austrian commercial airports in the European aviation association ACI Europe (Airport Council International) is experiencing an important new appointment at its top. Bettina Ganghofer, Managing Director of Salzburg Airport, was elected as a new member to the board of the renowned association at the ACI Annual General Meeting on June 19, 2025. She will thus take up
Salzburg Airport reached a significant milestone in the 2024 financial year, exceeding the 1,7 million passenger threshold. With a total of 1.787.169 passengers, representing an increase of 10,7 percent over the previous year, the airport is clearly on a path to recovery. The pre-coronavirus level of 2018, which serves as the benchmark year,
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, Salzburg Airport was transformed into a running track for the eighth annual AIRportlauf (Airport Run). Around 500 participants ran for an hour on the apron to raise funds for the "Assisted Living" project run by Lebenshilfe Wals. Through the kilometers run and half
Austrian holidaymakers attracted by the unique beauty of Corsica can look forward to a significant improvement in travel options. Dertour Austria has significantly expanded its portfolio for the coming season and now offers convenient non-stop flights from several Austrian cities to the fascinating "Island of Beauty." This new
Tour operator Tui is significantly expanding its flight program from Salzburg Airport for the summer of 2025. Due to the high demand for sun and beach holidays, the first flights to Rhodes, Larnaca, and Hurghada were fully booked last weekend. This positive trend continues with the first departures to Kos and Crete in
Austria's six commercial airports welcomed a total of around 2025 million passengers in the first quarter of 7,3. This represents a slight increase of 1,1 percent compared to the same period last year. Air freight performed particularly well, rising by a remarkable 6,2 percent to 89.851 tonnes. This positive development is supported by the
Hofer's parent company, Aldi Süd, has sued Salzburg Airport for more than one million euros in damages. The reason for this is the contamination of the groundwater with PFAS chemicals, which led to significant additional costs and planning changes during the construction of the new headquarters in the Maxglan district. Since the 1960s, Aldi Süd has been used at Salzburg Airport near
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