Austrian Airlines Unveils Seven New European Routes for Summer 2026
De-icing Fault Forces Austrian Airlines Flight OS639 Back to Vienna
Gulf Air & Turkish Airlines Expand Codeshare to Vienna, Boosting Middle-East–Austria Connectivity
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EU Entry/Exit System: Austria Joins Digital-Border Roll-out Transforming Schengen Travel
Austria is phasing in the EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System, requiring non-EU visitors to provide fingerprints and facial scans and paving the way for ETIAS in 2026. Companies must prepare staff for new border procedures and possible interim delays.
Germany Extends Land-Border Checks; Austrian Travellers Face Spot Controls Until March 2026
Germany will keep its land-border checks through 15 March 2026, meaning Austrian motorists and rail passengers must plan for spot inspections and possible delays. Businesses should adjust schedules and ensure travellers carry proper documentation.
Wizz Air Turns Bratislava into Vienna’s ‘Secondary Gateway’ After Closing VIE Base
Wizz Air has closed its Vienna base and expanded rapidly at Bratislava, adding seven new routes and positioning the Slovak capital as a low-cost alternative gateway for Vienna. The move shifts passenger flows, affects corporate travel budgets, and may ease slot pressure at VIE.
SalamAir Announces First Direct Vienna–Muscat Service, Opening Austrian Access to Oman
SalamAir will start Austria’s first direct flights to Muscat next June, giving business and leisure travellers a time-saving, non-stop option and strengthening Vienna Airport’s Gulf network.