An Austrian Airlines (AUA) passenger plane had to return shortly after takeoff on Wednesday afternoon. The jet’s pilots decided to fly back to Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) after registering an “unclear display considering the condition of one of the engines,” a spokesman for the firm – in which Lufthansa holds a majority interest […]
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Rioter enforces extra AUA stop
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A Vienna-based airline said it was facing a five-figure loss when a plane had to carry out an unplanned stopover after a passenger started attacking cabin crew and passengers. The Austrian Airlines (AUA) flight en route to Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) in the United States landed at […]
AUA ‘to jack up cancellation fees’
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Austrian Airlines (AUA) is set to introduce higher cancellation fees, Austrian business newspapers report today (Weds). Viennese dailies write that the economically challenged airline will ask costumers wanting to cancel or change their bookings for flights within Europe for 60 instead of 50 Euros as of 1 August. Reports also have it that changes regarding […]
More passengers at VIA
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Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) registered over six per cent more passengers last month than in May 2010, it was announced today (Weds).The aerodrome Austrias busiest airport and a key air traffic gateway to destinations in Eastern Europe (EE) counted 1.905 million customers in May 2010, up by 6.5 per cent compared […]
More than a dozen passengers had a narrow escape when a coach was at risk of plunging down a descent and into a river yesterday (Mon).The 52-year-old driver of the vehicle came off the bendy mountain pass road in the Carinthian district of Spittal an der Drau for unclear reasons. He told the 13 passengers […]
More than 40,000 people are using Viennas 24-hour U-Bahn service, it was announced today (Fri).Public transport agency Wiener Linien said it registered around 45,000 underground passengers a night at weekends and nights before public holidays. The company introduced a 15-minute interval service last September after 54 per cent of the 277,000 residents of the city […]
A policewoman underwent examinations after a rioting drinker claimed he had AIDS after attacking her.The 48-year-old German scratched the officers arm as she tried to calm him down. The woman and colleagues were called by bus passengers frightened by the rampaging man wielding a shattered beer bottle in Salzburg on Wednesday evening.Doctors took blood samples […]
A packed Austrian Airlines (AUA) jet heading for Russia was forced to return to Austria when all of its toilets stopped working.The aviation industry company said today (Thurs) that the Airbus A321 bound for Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) flew back to Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) on Tuesday after passengers informed its crew around […]
Two US American airports have signalled an interest in collaborating with Austrias largest aerodrome.The Sun Gazette reports that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) prepares to approach bosses of Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) about the possibility of a partnership. The MWAA pursues a cooperation between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Washington […]
Austrian air traffic up
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Austrian airports registered significantly more passengers last year.Figures presented by Statistik Austria show that planes departing and arriving at aerodromes across the country recorded 24.5 million passengers in 2010, up by 7.9 per cent compared to the previous year. The agency pointed out that this increase was achieved despite delays and preliminary air traffic shutdowns […]