A Viennese was put in custody for threatening his wife with an axe while drunk yesterday (Weds).The 58-year-old was arrested after the woman, 34, managed to flee their flat in Ottakring district to tell officers at the nearest police station what was going on.The attacker is in custody, and police have refused to give out […]
Soaring flat rent rates and car fuel prices have kept the Austrian inflation level from declining more significantly year on year than by just 0.2 per cent, new research has shown.State agency Statistik Austria announced today (Weds) the inflation rate was 1.9 per cent last month, down by 0.2 per cent compared to August 2009 […]
Viennese hotels have increased their prices following a record number of overnights in the first half of this year.Online hotel comparison platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) announced today (Thurs) a double room in the Austrian capital cost 125 Euros a night on average this month, up from 113 Euros last month.The development means Vienna is currently the […]
Peoples Party (ÖVP) Interior Minister Maria Fekter said she was “alarmed” by rising asylum application figures.The minister said today (Mon) around 800 foreigners have asked for asylum in Austria every month between January and July, adding that the number of monthly applications could reach 1,300 at the end of August.Fekter claimed this development was an […]
The company running Vienna International Airport (VIA) may launch legal action against firms hired to build a controversial new terminal, it has emerged.Flughafen AG said today (Thurs) it was negotiating with its legal team over whether to call for compensation from companies hired to build Skylink, a terminal that was set to open in 2008. […]
Vienna hotel room prices have declined dramatically, new figures show.International hotel comparison platform Trivago said today (Tues) the average price for a standard double room in the Austrian capital dropped by 17 per cent to 108 Euros per night this month compared to June 2010.Viennese hotel rooms however remain more expensive than the European average […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) and Lufthansa are considering raising their ticket prices this summer, according to reports.Austrian business media write today (Fri) that tickets for continental flights by AUA will cost between 10 Euros and 20 Euros more from 1 July, while Lufthansa ticket prices will be upped by 22 June.Reports also have it that the […]
The number of car registrations dropped year on year last month, but recovered after a dramatic decline in April.Federal statistics agency Statistik Austria announced today (Fri) 2.3 per cent fewer cars had been registered last month compared to the same month in 2009. The number of 29,057 registrations might however be regarded as good news […]
Bosses at struggling Austrian Airlines (AUA) hope for a “return of passengers” as the former Austrian flagship carrier had more customers last month year on year.AUA co-chiefs Peter Malanik and Andreas Bierwirth said today (Thurs) the company had 1.015 million passengers in May, up by 16.1 per cent to the same month of last year.The […]
The number of car registrations dropped sharply last month, it has been announced.State agency Statistik Austria said today (Mon) 31,807 newly registered cars in April meant an 11.4 per cent year on year decline.The 107,745 cars registered between January and April 2010 however meant a 7.5 per cent increase compared to the same time span […]