Vienna Airport board member Julian Jäger looks back on the last year with satisfaction in the krone.tv interview: “In 2023, we achieved the second-best result in the airport’s history with a total of 29.5 million passengers. This is almost the top level of 2019 before the pandemic.”
But there are also negative developments: “Germany’s air traffic is weakening, and things aren’t going as well in Switzerland as they are here either. The German-speaking region is under pressure in the airline business. Compared to 2019, we see a decline of almost 30 percent.”More private trips again. In general, many more people are flying privately on vacation than before the pandemic, but demand is weakening in the area of business trips. Bangkok is currently in first place on long-haul routes from Vienna , New York and Taipei follow in second and third place. “Prepared for all possibilities” Regarding possible climate adhesive campaigns at the airport, VIE board member Jäger seems surprisingly relaxed: “We have good cooperation with the police and are prepared for all possibilities. In any case, we are not afraid of climate adhesives.” There have been smaller last-generation campaigns in the past, but no one has ever glued themselves to the airfield or runways. Jäger: “That would also be a criminal offense in the airfield area of the airport. I wouldn’t recommend that to anyone.” Many other topics, such as the dominance of AUA and Ryanair in Vienna or which destinations are particularly booming, can be seen in the video above.
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