Austria: Salzburg Airport closes for 5 weeks for runway renovation
Austria’s Salzburg Airport shut down operations for 5 weeks beginning April 24 to renovate its 59-year-old runway. Aircraft operations are scheduled to resume May 28. The runway work is part of a E60m (US$67.4m) project, including water drainage, The closure will also take a toll on revenue, airport CE Bettina Ganghofer said. “It’s not just about landing fees, but also about the nonaviation area—so our shops, parking lots, etc. In addition to the investment for the new runway, the airport must therefore also expect revenue losses between E4m and E8m,” she said. Most of the airport’s carriers—including Austrian Airlines, British Airways, EasyJet and Eurowings—have postponed services during the closure. Turkish Airlines switched its Istanbul flights to Linz Airport, located 100 km east of Salzburg. <br/>
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Austria: Salzburg Airport closes for 5 weeks for runway renovation
Austria’s Salzburg Airport shut down operations for 5 weeks beginning April 24 to renovate its 59-year-old runway. Aircraft operations are scheduled to resume May 28. The runway work is part of a E60m (US$67.4m) project, including water drainage, The closure will also take a toll on revenue, airport CE Bettina Ganghofer said. “It’s not just about landing fees, but also about the nonaviation area—so our shops, parking lots, etc. In addition to the investment for the new runway, the airport must therefore also expect revenue losses between E4m and E8m,” she said. Most of the airport’s carriers—including Austrian Airlines, British Airways, EasyJet and Eurowings—have postponed services during the closure. Turkish Airlines switched its Istanbul flights to Linz Airport, located 100 km east of Salzburg. <br/>
