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Austria unveils dedicated border-procedure terminal at Vienna Airport ahead of EU Migration Pact rollout
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner has confirmed that a 5,000 m² border-procedure terminal will open at Vienna Airport on 12 June 2026. The facility will process manifestly unfounded asylum claims entirely air-side, allowing quick refusals and deportations under the EU Migration Pact. Business-travel stakeholders should expect tighter document checks but potentially faster handling thanks to all authorities being co-located.
Austrian travel industry braces for summer queues as EU biometric Entry-Exit System ramps up
A Guardian report warns that the EU’s biometric Entry-Exit System could trigger multi-hour waits at Schengen border posts this summer. Vienna Airport, already registering 35 % of third-country travellers, will need to switch to 100 % capture by 10 April. Austrian travel associations are calling for flexible enforcement and urging companies to pad schedules and pre-enrol frequent travellers.