A British newspaper has identified the young man who survived a flight from Vienna to London by crouching in a wheel bay earlier this month.The Mail on Sunday (MoS) reported yesterday (Sun) that the 20-year-old stowaway who fell off the jumbo jet after it touched down at London-Heathrow was Andrei Culea from Cochirleni in eastern […]
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Wataniya Airways has launched a new service to the Austrian capital Vienna, the Kuwaiti national carrier has announced.The service will run three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, a statement by the airline said.Vienna is the carriers 11th destination and its second European destination launched since the airline began operations in January 2009.
Romania to sell OMV Petrom shares
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The Romanian Ministry of Economy intends to put up 11.84 per cent shares in OMVs Romanian subsidiary Petrom for sale, it was reported yesterday (Thurs).The Ministry published a draft resolution saying it intended to sell a package of 6.7 million shares accounting for 11.84 per cent of the share capital of SC OMV Petrom.Romanian Times […]
Vienna retains the top spot as the city with the worlds best quality of living, according to an international study.The Austrian capital comes first for a second year in a row in the 2010 edition of Mercers Quality of Living Survey.The Swiss cities of Zurich and Geneva follow in second and third place, while Vancouver […]
Peoples Party (ÖVP) Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger had a narrow escape as two tyres of a plane he was on burst during the start procedure.A spokesman for the ministry said today (Weds) neither Spindelegger nor any of his team were injured in the incident which occurred at the an airport in Czech capital Prague Airport […]
The number of people seeking debt counselling increased in Tyrol last year, it has been announced.Schuldenberatung Tirol (Tyrolean Debts Counselling) chief Thomas Pachl said yesterday (Weds): “An overall of 2,326 people asked us for advice last year, while 1,949 Tyrolean residents did so in 2008.”Pachl pointed out that the number of young clients has increased […]
The number of applications to join the Viennese police has doubled, while more than four in ten fail the German test, it has been announced.Vienna police spokeswoman Manuela Vockner said yesterday (Sun) they received around 85 applications from Austrians every week after the launch of a recruitment campaign last month. Only around 45 applications were […]
The country’s first driving school for disabled people has opened in Upper Austria.Catholic charity Caritas, which manages the driving school in Leonding near provincial capital Linz, said today (Fri) people with physical disabilities and people with learning difficulties could take driving lessons at the institution.Caritas official Mathias Mühlberger explained: “Getting a drivers licence is often […]
Pages Jaunes snatches 123people
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An internet search engine co-founded by an Austrian company has been sold to French yellow pages firm Pages Jaunes, it was announced today (Weds).Vienna-based firm i5invest and international enterprise GCP gamma capital partners, which has an office in the Austrian capital, founded 123people two years ago.The companies have remained tight-lipped about price, while German business […]
Vienna travel agency Siesta IT-Reisen and Viennas so-called “jumbo group” of travel agencies reported today (Mon) that no Austrians had been hurt in the Chilean earthquake.An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale occurred off shore of Concepcion, Chile, early Saturday morning.Two Austrians were stranded on Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean because of the […]