Vienna Airport Defies Global Challenges with Strong Half-Year Results

Lifestyle & TravelTravel ♦ Published: July 15, 2025; 12:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

Vienna International Airport (VIE) experienced solid passenger growth in the first half of 2025, despite a slight decline in June, attributed to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. A total of 14.7 million passengers traveled through Vienna Airport between January and June, representing a 2.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Vienna Airport experienced a slight drop in passenger numbers in June 2025 due to Middle East tensions, but remained resilient with robust freight volume and diversification of flight destinations. / Picture: © Vienna Airport / Flughafen Wien AG / Roman Boensch

In June 2025, passenger numbers at Vienna Airport fell slightly by 0.4 percent to around 3 million passengers. This decline is primarily attributed to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which resulted in a significant drop in passenger numbers to this region (-24.5 percent to 55,103 passengers). “However, the figures remain at a high level,” the airport emphasized in its…