Westbahn inaugurates high-speed Southern Line service linking Vienna, Graz, Klagenfurt and Villach
Austrian airports enter nationwide live testing of EU Entry/Exit System, adding biometrics for non-EU passengers
Austria maintains Level 4 ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory for Israel amid escalating Iran–Israel conflict
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Wizz Air confirms complete withdrawal from Austria by mid-March, ending Vienna low-cost hub experiment
Wizz Air will cease all Vienna flights on 15 March 2026, finalising its previously announced base closure. The withdrawal cuts low-cost capacity on several business-critical routes and forces companies to rebook travellers, while raising labour-mobility costs for Balkan seasonal workers.
Austrian Airlines grounds Middle East services as Iran conflict shuts regional airspace
After multiple Middle-East states shut their airspace in response to U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran, Austrian Airlines has suspended flights to Tel Aviv, Amman, Erbil, Tehran and Dubai. Vienna airport expects widespread delays, and the Foreign Ministry has activated a crisis cell and issued its highest travel warning for the region. The disruption will lengthen Europe-Asia routings, trigger duty-time complications and raise insurance costs – a major concern for Austrian businesses moving staff or cargo through the Gulf.