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Last Saturday truck-ban on the Brenner corridor concludes today, easing Austria–Italy freight bottleneck
Austria and Italy’s extraordinary Saturday truck ban on the Brenner route ends today (14 March 2026). The measure, brought in during bridge works on the A13/A22, has forced thousands of HGVs onto longer detours each weekend. Freight operators and cross-border passenger transport services will benefit immediately from restored Saturday access, although residual lane restrictions and standard night bans remain. Businesses should update delivery schedules and continue to watch for short-notice controls while construction continues.
Vienna International Airport begins ‘live-passenger’ trial of EU Entry/Exit System kiosks ahead of April deadline
Vienna Airport activated its new biometric Entry/Exit System (EES) kiosks today for a live passenger trial, three weeks ahead of the EU-wide 10 April 2026 deadline. Volunteers’ fingerprints and facial images are captured and matched in real time, helping the Interior Ministry test system stability and passenger-flow impacts before stamping ceases. Businesses should alert non-EU travellers to possible longer processing times during the pilot and the forthcoming end of manual passport stamps.