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Austrian Airlines keeps Middle East routes grounded through October 2026 as Lufthansa Group widens suspension
Late on 24 April, the Lufthansa Group confirmed that all group carriers—including Austrian Airlines—will maintain their suspension of flights to nine Middle-Eastern destinations. Vienna–Dubai and Vienna–Tel Aviv remain cancelled until at least 31 May 2026; Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Dammam, Erbil, Muscat, Riyadh and Tehran stay off the timetable until 24 October 2026. The move forces Austrian corporates to keep rerouting travellers and freight, squeezes summer capacity and complicates Schengen-visa planning for non-EU assignees.
Austrian parliamentary delegation plans Kyiv visit, triggering new travel-security guidelines for official trips
A schedule released on 24 April confirms that an Austrian parliamentary delegation will travel to Kyiv on 27 April for high-level meetings. The Chancellery has issued revised security guidelines—mandatory satellite trackers and Consular SAFE pre-registration—that are likely to become the operating standard for all official and corporate travellers using the Vienna–Przemyśl–Kyiv rail corridor.