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Vienna International Airport
VIE
Flughafen Wien - Schwechat |
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Vienna International Airport (IATA: VIE, ICAO:
LOWW) (German: Flughafen Wien-Schwechat), located 18 kilometers (11
miles) southeast of Vienna, is the busiest and biggest airport in
Austria. It is often referred to as Schwechat, the name of the
nearby town. The airport is capable of handling wide-body aircraft
such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340. The airport is the hub of
Austrian Airlines and its subsidiaries, as well as budget airline
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History |
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Originally built as a military airport in 1938,
it was taken over by the British in 1945. In 1954, the
Betriebsgesellschaft was founded, and the airport replaced Aspern as
Vienna's (and Austria's) principal aerodrome. There was just one
runway, which in 1959 was expanded to measure 3,000 metres. The
erection of the new airport building starting in 1960. In 1972
another runway was built.
The airport received Olympic teams as Austria has twice hosted the
Winter Olympics. Pope John Paul II also used the airport during his
visits to Austria. On December 27, 1985, the El Al ticket counter
was attacked by Palestinian terrorists. (See Rome and Vienna Airport
Attacks.)
The airport formerly featured a Harrods, but it closed in 2003. |
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Presently, Vienna International Airport has three
terminals. A provisory terminal (1A) was built to offer more space for
low-cost carriers. In 2006, the airport started building a new terminal,
SKYLINK, which will make the airport more capable of dealing with higher
passenger volumes (2006: 16.9 million). This new terminal will also make
the airport capable of handling bigger aircraft, such as the Airbus
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Concourses |
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Hall A ("Pier East"): International Flights
(Transit-Zone; Passport-control at entrance/exit of the hall; Gates with
Jetbridges and Busgates)
Hall B: Europe(Schengen)-Flights
(Busgates)
Halle C ("Pier West"): Europe(Schengen)-Flights, partial
International Flights
(Gates with Jetbridges; Several gates are used for Europe(Schengen)
-Flights and also for International Flights; For International Flights:
Gates are called Transfergates; Passport-control at the respective
gates; Passengers from International- to International Flights are going
at arrival at one of the C-Gates, in front of the
immigration-passport-control, to the transitzone to ground-floor, where
they have access to other International Flights from the C-Gates and a
shuttlebus-connection to the international hall A; Passengers arriving
at the international hall A with an international connection-flight from
one of the C-Gates use also the shuttlebus) |
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Text source in extracts: |
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WIKIPEDIA - the free
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Vienna International
Airport |
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One of the fastest growing airports
in Europe |
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Located in the heart of Europe |
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Gateway to the booming markets of CEE |
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Vienna - popular for tourists and
business travellers |
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State-of-the-art infrastructure |
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Record Minimum Connecting Time of 25
minutes |
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Superb turnaround times |
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First rate service |
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Convenience & comfort |
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Reliability |
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Punctuality |
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Hotline: +43-1-7007-22233
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Vienna at its best |
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More than 7 million tourists and 6 million business
travellers visit Austria's famous capital every year. It is reowned
as an extraordinary tourist destintion with many tourist
attractions, offering culture, history, events, nightlife and more.
More and more business travellers are visiting Vienna. One reason
for that is that many International Companies decided to have their
East European Headquaters in and around Vienna. In addition Vienna
is a popular Congress City location.
Historical buildings as well as modern Convention Centers serve as
extraordinary congress locations. |
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Service is important to
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We at Vienna International Airport seek to provide
the best possible service to our customers. For this reason, we have
designed this shortcut about our infrastructure and services we can
offer you. You will find some useful information and the right
people to contact for passenger handling, cargo, airline and
terminal service, ground handling, line maintenance, security and
safety service, fueling service and more. |
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General Information |
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Passenger Terminal |
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Cargo Terminal |
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Airline/Terminal Services |
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Ground Handling |
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Line Maintenance |
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Security Service |
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Fueling Service |
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VIP Centre |
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Lounges |
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Transfer |
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Shopping |
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Advertising Space |
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Expansions Projects |
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map |
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