Outgoing Lufthansa chief Wolfgang Mayrhuber has launched a scathing attack at Vienna International Airport (VIA) and stressed that Austrian Airlines (AUA) must stop making losses.The businessman, who will be succeeded by Christoph Franz as head of the leading airline next month after seven years in charge, said yesterday (Thurs) VIA had the “highest possible […]
Air Berlin passenger numbers take off
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FlyNiki stakeholder Air Berlin registered more than 30 million passengers in the first 11 months of this year.The German airline announced today (Thurs) that it recorded 31.3 million customers between January and November of this year. The Berlin-based firm had 27.9 million passengers in 2009.Air Berlin also said it managed to increase its turnover by […]
The majority of Austrians have had an “erotic experience” at their workplace, according to a study.Researchers at casual dating online portal C-Date, who interviewed more than 3,600 people in 12 European countries, found 54 per cent of Austrians have either flirted or even had sex at the office. They said the European average was 45 […]
Teens who were given suspended jail terms for firing plastic bullets at a group of Third Reich era labour camp survivors may be have their sentences upped as the state prosecution appealed the verdicts.The three male friends aged between 15 and 17 verbally abused the group of Italians and Frenchmen while goose-stepping in front of […]
An Austrian illusionist has survived being trapped in a block of ice for 24 hours.Klaus “Mr Freeze” Fox wore just a jumper, trousers and shoes when he was caged in a two metre long and 70 centimetres wide space in the middle of a solid ice block in Spittal, Carinthia, on Sunday.The magician, whose previous […]
Doctors at a hospital in Vorarlberg are accused of suggesting a young woman was mad before realising they missed a toothpick that had been stuck in her foot for years.The 26-year-old consulted doctors at the clinic in Feldkirch several times to ask for help regarding the agonising pains in her right foot. Doctors decided […]
A young postman faces three years in jail for making up two armed robberies.The 20-year-old from Schwertberg told police last week he was threatened by a masked man when his car broke down on a snow-covered countryside street near St. Georgen an der Gusen.The Post AG employee claimed in police interviews that the attacker was […]
An elderly Austrian drove 40 kilometres (km) to the nearest hospital after being stabbed outside a casino in the Czech Republic, it has emerged.The 63-year-old businessman from Vienna said today (Thurs) he was attacked by a masked man as he was cleaning snow and ice off his car at the car park of a casino […]
Pedal mix-up sends down SUV
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A Styrian had a narrow escape after he mistook the gas pedal for the brake in a freak accident at a shopping centre car park in Liezen yesterday (Weds).The man sent his brand new BMW over a barrier, through a glass façade and down the multi-storey car parks light well. Fire-fighters used rope winches to […]
Volkstheater stages Brecht classic
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A revamped adaption of a celebrated play by Bertolt Brecht is drawing the crowds at the Volkstheater in Vienna.”Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti” is regarded as one of the highlights of the theatre’s current season.While critics unanimously praised main characters Marcello de Nardo and Günter Franzmeier, some criticised director Thomas Schulte-Michels decision to trim […]