The Austrian mineral oil company OMV has been awarded the contract for the construction and operation of a new fuel depot at Linz-Hörsching Airport. The one currently used and operated by Shell has to be relocated due to the four-track expansion of the ÖBB Westbahn route.

In this context, land owned by the federal government is assigned to ÖBB. An existing car park will also be reduced. In return, Linz-Hörsching Airport is to be connected to the Westbahn line. This will significantly improve the accessibility of the Upper Austrian airport.

In the course of the new tender for the fuel supply at Linz Airport, OMV was able to assert itself and was awarded the contract. In the future, airlines will be supplied with kerosene by this provider.

“OMV can look back on 50 years of experience and currently looks after 15 airports in Central and Eastern Europe. Our customer spectrum ranges from large to smaller airports. We are very pleased that with Linz Airport we can add another airport to our portfolio,” explains Fabian Wedam, Head of Aviation at the OMV Group.

“We are pleased that we have found a partner in OMV who has decades of experience and will now build a state-of-the-art plant in Linz. The issue of 'supply security' plays an important role for our airlines. With its nearby refineries, OMV offers maximum security of supply and maximum flexibility,” says Airport Director Norbert Draskovits.