In the future, tickets for less than 40 euros should no longer be available in Austria. How the low-cost airlines will react is still unclear.

Transport Minister Leonore Gewessler announced that in future flight tickets must be sold at least at the price of taxes, fees and ticket levy. The approximate minimum price should be around 40 euros one way. Europe-wide sees itself as a pioneer in this regard. The ticket tax should not be increased in the coming year, but immediately to 12 euros. What is also new is that for flights that are operated on a distance of less than 250 kilometers, even 30 euros will be charged in ticket tax. The “anti-dumping regulation” is to be specifically regulated in the new airport charges law.

Specifically, this means that cheap tickets for EUR 9,99 and below will no longer be allowed in the future. It is currently still unclear whether the low costers want to take legal action against the federal government's plans. In any case, it is likely to be a major encroachment on entrepreneurs' freedom of prices.