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Vienna Airport Reports Strong Growth in the First Half of 2024
Flughafen Wien AG, the operator of the Vienna International Airport, presented impressive results for the first half of 2024. The company recorded significant growth in all key areas, including passenger numbers, revenue, and profit, thus continuing its successful growth course.
August 20, 2024
Vienna International Airport: Passenger Decline Minus 90.5%
Vienna's airport, which is also known as Vienna International Airport (VIA) or Flughafen Wien, continues to suffer massively from the COVID 19 pandemic. The passenger decline that has been taking place since February 2020 has continued in the new year. The airport recorded a decline to just 198,295 travelers. Only cargo volumes remained stable.
February 18, 2021
Vienna International Airport: What Is the Current Situation and How Can I Take a Covid 19 Test?
Subsequently, you will find updated information from Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien) regarding the reduced flight offer (landing ban for flights from the UK, South Africa and Brazil), extended entry requirements, Covid-19 test possibilities directly at the airport, the new quarantine form, body temperature measurements and other important coronavirus safety measures.
February 16, 2021
Comprehensive COVID-19 Tests for High-Risk-Country-Travelers Should Bring Back Freedom to Travel
AUA Austrian Airlines calls for comprehensive COVID-19 testing to replace general landing and entry bans.
August 19, 2020
Another COVID Casualty: Austrian Airline Discontinues Flight Operations
The Austrian low-cost airline "Level" and subsidiary of British Airways (IAG International Airlines Group) has discontinued flight operations with immediate effect. The airline was hit hard economically by the consequences of the Covid 19 pandemic in Europe. A continuation of flight operations is not planned. About 200 employees in Vienna are affected by the bankruptcy.
June 19, 2020
Austrian Airlines Deal: EUR 450 Million for Vienna Hub Guarantee
The Lufthansa subsidiary will receive EUR 450 million from the Republic of Austria, EUR 300 million of which as a loan guarantee and EUR 150 million as equity.
June 9, 2020
Deal: Bail-out for Austrian Airlines
According to media reports, AUA Austrian Airlines is to receive a total of EUR 600 million and thus retain its Austrian headquarters.
June 8, 2020
Austrian Airlines to Resume Flight Operations on 15 June
After an interruption of almost three months, Austrian Airlines will resume flight operations to selected destinations in Europe and Tel Aviv from mid-June onwards. Since no neighbouring seats will be kept empty in case of demand, bold passengers will again be able to fly to up to 40 destinations by the end of June. For specific destinations, see below.
May 28, 2020
Drastic Drop of over 99% in Passengers at Vienna International Airport
The worldwide travel restrictions and flight cancellations resulting from Covid-19 have had a major impact on the development of traffic and earnings AT Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien Group). In April, the Group recorded a decline of 99.6% in the number of passengers and 99.5% at Vienna International Airport. Revenues for Q1/2020 fell by -9.0% to € 161.4 million.
May 20, 2020
Vienna International Airport: 98 Percent Fewer Passengers
Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien AG) is currently registering a decline of 98% in the number of passengers and the workforce is on short-time working. The airport is therefore cancelling the dividend for 2019 and launching a savings programme of over € 220m.
April 17, 2020
Austrian Airlines Terminates Flight Operations
Austrian Airlines is temporarily suspending its regular flight operations from Wednesday night. The last flight will arrive in Vienna on Thursday morning from Chicago. All further flights until at least March 28, 2020, or "until further notice" are cancelled. The airline is aware of its responsibility, will cooperate with the Austrian government and try to bring home as many Austrians as possible. One long-haul and one medium-haul aircraft will remain in use for emergency and relief flights.
March 16, 2020
Coronavirus: Profit Warning Issued by Vienna International Airport - Reduced Working Time Planned
Travel restrictions and the resulting massive reduction in the number of scheduled flights at Vienna International Airport severely depress revenues and annual results for 2020.
March 12, 2020
Vienna International Airport: What Arriving Passengers Should Know
Numerous measures and precautions are currently in place or under implementation at Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien-Schwechat) in connection with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For updated details and Viennese specifics see below.
March 12, 2020
Vienna International Airport: What Departing Passengers Should Know
If you want to leave Vienna by plane, you must of course arrive in time at Vienna International Airport, called Flughafen Wien-Schwechat by locals. This is followed by check-in and possibly baggage check-in, boarding pass control, security control and possibly passport control. For details and Vienna differences see below.
March 11, 2020
Slump in Passenger Numbers at Vienna International Airport
While Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien Schwechat) recorded an increase of 8.3% in the number of passengers to 2 million in February, the coronavirus crisis led to a decline of roughly 30% in the number of passengers in March 2020, and this trend is expected to continue.
March 11, 2020
Rebookings: Austrian Airlines Responds to Customers' Needs
Since the number of cancellations and rebookings has risen sharply as a result of the coronavirus crisis, AUA Austrian Airlines is forced to be flexible in accommodating existing customers when rebooking. In the case of higher ticket prices, however, the differences must be borne by the customer himself.
March 9, 2020
Coronavirus: Air Travel via Vienna International Airport - Latest Update
Total and gradual restriction of air traffic to countries and territories severely affected by coronavirus is currently being implemented. On this website, Vindobona.org provides information on questions and answers regarding the current status at Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien-Schwechat) and the international airlines operating from there, as the relevant websites often contain hardly any updated information on the recently enforced flight bans and flight connection suspensions of individual airlines.
March 8, 2020
Coronavirus: Temperature Checks Effective Immediately at Vienna Airport
Following a decision by the Austrian health authorities, the body temperature of passengers on direct inbound flights from China are being measured at Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien Schwechat) with respect to coronavirus.
February 6, 2020 · Updated: February 24, 2020; 09:31
Guide to VAT Refund for Visitors to Austria - Cash Refund at Vienna International Airport
Austria has one of the highest refund rates for large purchases, at up to 15%. A convenient way for visitors from third countries or non-EU countries is to apply for a cash refund of the VAT at the airport (Flughafen Wien Schwechat) on all their purchases made in Austria before their return flight.
February 10, 2020
Vienna International Airport Permitted to Build Third Runway
The Austrian Administrative Court has rejected objections from citizens' initiatives and residents and confirmed the authorization for the construction of the third runway at Vienna Schwechat Airport (Flughafen Wien Schwechat).
March 21, 2019
Vienna in Airport Ranking only in Midfield
According to a comparative study entitled "Airport Worldwide Rankings 2018" with 141 airports surveyed worldwide, Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien Schwechat) occupies only 49th place.
March 5, 2019
Agressive Southern Chinese Airline Launches Shenzhen-Vienna Service
The South Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is pushing ahead with its expansion into Europe by adding Vienna - Shenzhen as the next non-stop route after Zurich at the end of August. The new twice-weekly flights will take off on October 20th, connecting Vienna with Shenzhen on Thursdays and Saturdays using the airline's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (see picture).
October 12, 2018
Flughafen Wien: Yearly Financial Report 2017
VIA Vienna International Airport/Flughafen Wien AG is declaring the following financial reports below.
April 3, 2018
Flughafen Wien: Invitation to the General Meeting 2018
Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft invites its shareholders to the 30th Annual General Meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 3 p.m. in Office Park 3, Object 682, Towerstrasse, A-1300 Wien-Flughafen.
April 3, 2018
Expansion of Airport City of Vienna International Airport Will Create More than 1,000 New Jobs
Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien AG) reports an improvement in the earnings outlook and projected traffic results for 2018. Net profit for the period before non-controlling interests is up to at least EUR 140 million, passenger growth of over 7% in the group and 5% at Vienna International Airport. The management board will propose to the Annual General Meeting that an increased dividend of EUR 0.68 per share should be distributed. Also, the expansion of the Airport City will create more than 1,000 new jobs. The Flughafen Wien Group, including its strategic foreign investments in Malta and Kosice Airports, anticipates passenger growth of more than 7% in 2018.
February 27, 2018
Record Year 2017: Flughafen Wien Group Handles 30.9 Million Passengers (+6.9%), Surpassing Threshold of 30 Million for the First Time
In spite of developments at Air Berlin and NIKI, 2017 will go down in airport history as a record year. The Flughafen Wien Group reported a passenger volume of over 30 million for the very first time in its history, and Vienna Airport site also exceeded the threshold of 24 million passengers for the first time.
January 16, 2018
Flughafen Wien AG / Quarterly report according to art. 87 para. 6 Stock Exchange Act
Flughafen Wien AG is declaring the following financial reports below.
November 15, 2017
Flughafen Wien Group Successfully Defies Headwinds: Substantial Rise in Passenger Volume, Revenue and Earnings in the First Nine Months of 2017
Vienna Airport continued along its success path in 2017 despite the challenges posed by the bankruptcy of airberlin. Following a third-quarter increase of 7.1%, we also expect earnings in the entire year 2017 to be significantly higher than in 2016. Important expansion projects are well on track. Extension work on the Air Cargo Center has been completed, good progress has been made on planning for Office Park 4, and a healthcare centre with a multifaceted offering is being created.
November 15, 2017
Flughafen Wien AG / Half-year financial report according to art. 87 para. 1 Stock Exchange Act
Flughafen Wien AG is declaring the following financial reports below.
August 22, 2017
Flughafen Wien Group Continues its Success Path:Substantial Growth in Passenger Volume, Revenue and Net Earnings in the First Half of 2017
Flughafen Wien AG continued its positive business development in the first half of 2017 - generating substantial increases in revenue and earnings - and thus its 25-year success story. Since the IPO of the Flughafen Wien AG share on June 15, 1992, the share price and enterprise value have increased five-fold.
August 22, 2017
Flughafen Wien Group Continues Upswing: Substantial Passenger Growth and Perceptible Earnings Improvement in the First Three Months of 2017
REVENUE increase to EUR 160.6 million (+4.3%), EBITDA rise to EUR 60.7 million (+1.6%), EBIT improvement to EUR 26.0 million (+3.5%). - NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD*) increases significantly to EUR 15.9 million (+9.8%).
May 17, 2017
Flughafen Wien AG / Quarterly report according to art. 87 para. 6 Stock Exchange Act
Flughafen Wien AG is declaring the following financial reports below.
May 17, 2017
EANS-General Meeting: Flughafen Wien AG / Invitation to the General Meeting
We hereby invite our shareholders to the 29th Annual General Meeting of Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft which will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 10 a.m. in Office Park 3, (Object 682), Towerstrasse, A-1300 Wien-Flughafen (entrance next to the NH Hotel).
May 2, 2017
Flughafen Wien AG / Yearly Report
Flughafen Wien AG is declaring the following financial reports below.
April 28, 2017
Flughafen Wien AG / Insider (Ad-Hoc) Information: 3rd Runway - Adverse Decision of the Austrian Federal Administrative Court
On Thursday evening, the lawyer representing Flughafen Wien AG was electronically notified - with respect to the legal proceedings initiated against the ruling by the court of first instance granting approval of construction of a third runway at Vienna Airport - of an adverse decision handed down by the Austrian Federal Administrative Court acting as the court of appeal on this project. From the point of view of Flughafen Wien AG, an initial cursory examination already leads to the conclusion that this adverse judgment on the part of the Federal Administrative Court is legally and objectively untenable and false. For this reason, the company will file an extraordinary appeal against this decision with the Austrian Supreme Administrative Court. Accordingly, Flughafen Wien AG will continue to vigorously pursue this project.
February 9, 2017
Vienna Airport in 2016: Three Passenger Records in One Year - BestMonth and Busiest Day Ever, Annual Threshold of 23 Million Passengers Surpassedfor the First Time
Vienna Airport set three new records in the year 2016. In addition to the busiest day (September 16, 2016) and the best month ever (July 2016), Vienna Airport surpassed the threshold of 23 million passengers in 2016 for the first time in its history, handling 23.4 million passengers.
January 17, 2017
Flughafen Wien AG / CORRECTION: Strong First Half-Year 2016 Leads toSignificant Earnings Improvement for the Flughafen Wien Group
In the corportate news "Strong First Half-Year 2016 Leads to Significant Earnings Improvement for the Flughafen Wien Group" released today at 8.01 am (CET) a bulletpoint had to be corrected. The fifth bullet point should read: *Positive guidance confirmed for 2016: increase in the clean net profit for the period BEFORE non-controlling interests, i.e. adjusted for Malta revaluation, to EUR 115 million, reduction of net debt below EUR 400 million.
August 22, 2016
Flughafen Wien AG / Strong First Half-Year 2016 Leads to Significant Earnings Improvement for the Flughafen Wien Group
An economically strong first half of 2016 resulted in a significant improvement of all relevant financial performance indicators for the Flughafen Wien Group, featuring increases in revenue and net profit for the period and a further reduction of net debt.
August 22, 2016
Flughafen Wien AG / Half Yearly Report
Flughafen Wien AG is declaring the following financial reports below.
August 22, 2016
EANS-Total Voting Rights: Flughafen Wien AG / Release according to article 93BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution
Flughafen Wien AG AG hereby announces that at the end of the month June 2016 the number of voting rights amounts to a total of 84,000,000 voting rights. The stated capital is now EUR 152,670,00.00. The change of total voting rights is effective as of 27.06.2016.
June 30, 2016
Flughafen Wien AG / Stock split
The 28th Annual General Meeting of Flughafen Wien AG held on May 31, 2016 approved the resolution to carry out a one-for-four stock split. As a result, shareholders receive three additional no-par value shares for each no-par value share that they possess. As a result, the total number of shares in Flughafen Wien AG increases to 84,000,000 from the previous level of 21,000,000 shares. The share capital remains unchanged, and continues to amount to EUR 152,670,000.00, and is now divided into 84,000,000 no-par value bearer shares, each with a proportionate amount of the share capital equivalent to EUR 1.8175.
June 23, 2016
Flughafen Wien AG / Flughafen Wien Group Continues on Success Path inthe First Quarter of 2016
"The Flughafen Wien Group continued on its success path in the first quarter of 2016 thanks to a good business development, and supported by the required upward valuation of our stake in Malta Airport as a consequence of our increased shareholding. However, the serious crises unfortunately leave their mark on flight traffic, and enormously complicate the market environment for airlines and airports.
May 18, 2016
Flughafen Wien AG / Quarterly Report
Flughafen Wien AG is declaring the following financial reports below.
May 18, 2016
EANS-General Meeting: Flughafen Wien AG / Invitation to the General Meeting
We hereby invite our shareholders to the 28th Annual General Meeting of Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft which will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10 a.m. in the Multiversum Schwechat, Möhringgasse 2-4, 2320 Schwechat.
May 3, 2016
Flughafen Wien AG / Yearly Report
Flughafen Wien AG is declaring the following financial reports below.
April 28, 2016
IFM: Public Offer to increase minority stake in Vienna Airport will expire on Thursday
IFM would like to thank those investors who have already accepted its offer of EUR 100 per share and confirms that the offer will expire on Thursday, 28 April, at 1500 hours. IFM has explicitly excluded the increase of the offer price and will not extend the offer period.
April 26, 2016
Flughafen Wien AG / Ad-hoc information of Flughafen Wien AG on an additional item to the agenda at the upcoming Annual General Meeting to be heldon May 31, 2016 with respect to granting authorization to the Management Boardfor the purchase or disposal o
Flughafen Wien AG announces that today a request was submitted to add an additional item to the agenda of the upcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled for May 31, 2016.
April 15, 2016
Flughafen Wien AG / Announcement pursuant to section 14 of the Austrian Takeover Act
Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft announces that the statements by the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to section 14 of the Austrian Takeover Act (Übernahmegesetz - the "Act") and the expert assessment pursuant to section 14 (2) in conjunction with section 13 of the Act on the voluntary public takeover offer (sections 4 et seqq of the Act) made by AIRPORTS GROUP EUROPE S.À R.L. to the shareholders of Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft on 31 March 2016 are available free of Charge at the corporate seat of Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft.
April 13, 2016
IFM GIF: Takeover Commission approves publication of public offer for the increase of the minority stake in Flughafen Wien AG
Airports Group Europe S.à r.l. ("Airports Group Europe"), an indirect subsidiary of IFM Global Infrastructure Fund ("IFM GIF"), has today, 1 April 2016, published a public voluntary offer pursuant to §§ 4 et seq of the Austrian Takeover Act (Übernahmegesetz) addressed to the shareholders of Flughafen Wien AG (ISIN AT0000911805). The offer aims at the increase of the minority stake by up to 10.0% for a price of EUR 100 per share. This corresponds to a premium of 20.9% compared to the closing price of the last trading day prior to the announcement of the intention to launch the offer (11 March 2016) and a premium of 24.2% compared to the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the last month prior to the announcement. The offer can be accepted by interested shareholders until 28 April 2016, 3:00pm (Vienna time).
April 1, 2016
Flughafen Wien AG / Ad-hoc information from Flughafen Wien AG on the increase of its holding in Malta Airport
Flughafen Wien AG hereby announces the fulfilment of the closing conditions and thus the legally valid closing of the share purchase agreement to acquire SNC- Lavalin Group Inc.'s indirect stake in MMLC Holdings Malta Limited (formerly, SNC-Lavalin (Malta) Limited, "SNCL Malta").
March 30, 2016