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 […]

VIA shattered by Arab unrest

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Vienna International Airport’s (VIA or VIE) performance has been affected by the uprisings in North Africa and the Arabian region.Flughafen Wien AG, the company managing Austria’s busiest aerodrome, said today (Tues) the number of passengers to destinations in the Far and Middle East edged down by 0.5 per cent last month compared to March 2010 […]

VIA’s status as key EE hub confirmed by latest passenger figures

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Vienna International Airport (VIA) has strengthened its reputation as a major gateway to Eastern Europe (EE).The airport said today (Thurs) that it registered 9.9 per cent more passengers on flights departing to and arriving from airports in EE last month than in January 2010. VIA added that the number of passengers on flights to destinations […]

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 […]