Makeover for VIA terminals

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The terminals of Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) will be renovated or rebuilt, according to Flughafen Wien AG (FW). Bosses of FW – which manages Austria’s biggest airport – said yesterday (Tues) they wanted to refurbish or reconstruct VIA’s three terminals in the coming years. They also informed shareholders that the opening of a […]

Skylink may be too small for AUA

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A controversial new terminal built at Vienna International Airport (VIA) will not be large enough to handle all Austrian Airlines (AUA) flights, according to a newspaper report.Building activities started in 2005 as it was the plan to put the main parts of the terminal called Skylink into operation ahead of the European Football Championship in […]

Skylink scandal searches in Vienna and Lower Austria

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The apartments of former Vienna International Airport’s (VIA or VIE) managers in Vienna and Lower Austria have been searched by prosecutors, it was confirmed.Klosterneuburg prosecutors announced that search warrants were executed at two homes of former VIA decision-makers and businesspeople assigned to create a new terminal called Skylink this morning (Tues). They added that several […]

Open day at controversial VIA construction site

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Managers of Austria’s biggest airport have decided to hold an open day at a disputed construction site.In what is regarded as an attempt to improve the aerodrome’s reputation, Flughafen Wien AG officials said today (Thurs) that the Skylink terminal building site can be visited free of charge between 10am and 5pm on 10 April.Skylink is […]

Booming VIA ‘must step on the gas’ for Skylink

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Vienna International Airport (VIA) recorded significantly more passengers year on year in 2010 – and bosses said they expected customer figures to soar further this year.VIA announced today (Weds) it registered 19.69 million passengers last year, up by 8.7 per cent compared to 2009. The airport, which is located near Schwechat in Lower Austria, explained […]

VIA chairmen forced to leave early

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The supervisory board of Vienna International Airport (VIA) has decided to remove all three co-chiefs from power.The panel agreed in a 14-hour-long meeting yesterday (Weds) to lay off Herbert Kaufmann by the end of this month. Gerhard Schmid and Ernest Gabmann will leave Flughafen Wien AG, the company managing Austria’s biggest airport, next year.The trio […]

VIA hit by leaked RH Skylink report

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Vienna International Airport (VIA) decision-makers are under fire after details of an Audit Office (RH) investigation into the delayed construction of a new terminal were revealed.Viennese daily Kurier reports today (Mon) that bosses at Flughafen Wien AG – the firm which manages the airport – failed to react instantly when first technical difficulties with submitted […]

VIA checks Skylink compensation claims chances

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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. […]

Raid at VIA over Skylink scandal

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Lower Austrian prosecutors have raided offices at Vienna International Airport (VIA) today (Thurs).Korneuburg state prosecutor Friedrich Köhl said dozens of documents have been confiscated. “It will probably take several weeks to examine them,” he added.A spokesman for Flughafen Wien AG, the company managing VIA, claimed none of their offices were searched. He added it had […]

VIA earnings and passenger numbers down year on year in 2009

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Vienna International Airport’s (VIA) turnover and earnings dropped in 2009 in a year overshadowed by the revelation that the cost of construction of a new terminal may double.The Austrian Audit Office (RH) is examining VIA’s books after the press reported that the cost of building the new “Skylink” terminal could reach 830 million Euros instead […]