Vienna Airport automatically checks whether passengers have a fever. The airport is now also an EASA test center.

From now on, the body temperature of arriving passengers at Vienna-Schwechat Airport will be measured using thermal imaging cameras. On the way to the baggage claim hall, travelers pass the system that measures their body temperature fully automatically. If an increased temperature is found, the passenger is quasi "pulled out" and a medical officer of the health authority carries out a follow-up check. Possible further steps can then be initiated by the authority.

The European aviation safety authority EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) develops international standards for Covid-19 safety measures in aviation. Vienna Airport provides important practical experience for this: The Vienna Airport was selected by EASA as a test airport. Numerous security measures have already been implemented in Vienna and the knowledge gained from practical operations will be incorporated into the design of future regulations. The “EASA Charter” recently published by the Aviation Authority, in which recommendations for safe travel by air were made, was also signed by Vienna Airport.

“The aircraft is the safest means of transport in the world, and the safety and health of our passengers is our top priority. For the return to the usual freedom of travel in aviation, international standards for efficient protective measures are now important and the European aviation safety authority EASA is working on this. Vienna Airport is actively involved here, in close cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) and the responsible Austrian authorities. As an EASA test airport, our experience from the current Covid-19 measures will flow into the design of future European rules, ”said Julian Jäger, CEO of Flughafen Wien AG.

As selected test airports, the largest European airports provide important experience to the European aviation safety authority EASA. Vienna Airport is also there. The EASA charter, which contains numerous recommendations for Covid-19 protective measures, was signed and implemented by Vienna Airport: For example, protective masks are mandatory for passengers, collectors and employees in the entire terminal area at Vienna Airport. A distance of at least one meter must also be maintained, which is regularly indicated with floor markings, signs and announcements in the terminal. Check-in, boarding and information counters are equipped with Plexiglas protection, and numerous hand disinfection stands are set up throughout the terminal area. In the case of bus handling, the number of passengers per bus is limited in order to enable a sufficient safety distance to be maintained in the bus.