A deaf woman died after she was hit by a train yesterday (Tues).The 57-year-old attempted to cross a railway track with her bicycle when a regional train approached, police in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, said today.Officials said the train driver carried out an emergency braking attempt when he spotted the woman. However, this failed to […]
Another suspected neo-Nazi has been arrested as prosecutors continue to investigate against alleged organisers of a fascist homepage.State prosecutors in Vienna said today (Thurs) that a man had been put in custody last weekend. Officials refused to reveal where the arrest took place. They also remained tight-lipped about his name and age, but confirmed that […]
Olympic Airlines has announced plans to stop offering flights to Vienna.The Greek aviation firm explained today (Weds) the decision was part of a company-internal restructuring process.Olympic Airlines was recently kept by the European Commission (EC) from merging with local rival Aegean Airlines.Now Olympic Airlines said, it would reorganise its schedules as a consequence. The airline […]
One of Austrias most controversial museum chiefs has stepped down after it emerged that private birthday parties he held at the attraction could have caused damages of several thousands of Euros.Peter Noever announced yesterday (Weds) he decided to resign as director of Viennas Museum for Applied Art (Museum für angewandte Kunst, MAK). Noever has headed […]
A leading Austrian transportation systems producer will build the worlds longest cable car at a Russian holiday hotspot.Doppelmayr Holding AG (Doppelmayr) said today (Weds) it was contracted to set up a 5.4-kilometre connection between the Laura ski resort and Krasnaya Poljana near Sochi where the 2014 Winter Olympics will take place.The Wolfurt-based company, which is […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) seems to be back on the road to recovery as it continues to serve more and more customers.AUA said today (Mon) it had 1.1 million passengers last month, up by 11.2 per cent year on year. The airline which was taken over by Lufthansa last year after it was on the […]
FlyNiki ups its efforts to outdo rivals Austrian Airlines (AUA) and Bulgaria Air as it launched a second daily connection between Vienna and Sofia earlier this week.The Vienna-based company headed by Niki Lauda announced today (Thurs) it was now offering two flights a day between the Austrian and Bulgarian capital. FlyNiki has been offering one […]
The political pressure on Federal Railways (ÖBB) is rising following the firms announcement to axe a direct connection between the second- and third-biggest cities in the country.ÖBB said last week it would stop running a direct high-speed Intercity connection between the Upper Austrian city of Linz and Graz in the province of Styria after reorganisation […]
Politicians in Upper Austria have turned their guns on Federal Railways (ÖBB) bosses after the firm announced plans to end its Linz Graz Intercity service.The state-owned company said today (Fri) that it would stop offering a direct high-speed connection between the Upper Austrian city of Linz and Graz in the province of Styria after […]
A Tyrolean farmer died instantly when his tractor touched a high-power line today (Weds).Officials in Weer in the provinces Schwaz district said the man, 49, was spraying herbicides on weed in his fields when his tractors trailer got entangled with a 25 kilovolt (KV) line. The farmer died on the spot, they added.Dozens of households […]