As winter approaches, Vienna Airport is expanding its services, introducing 166 new travel destinations to explore. This expansion includes a mix of snowy winter getaways and sunny escapes.
Where can you fly from Vienna?
Starting on October 27th, Vienna Airport will welcome new routes, including Ivalo (Finland), which serves as a gateway to the Arctic wilderness, perfect for dog sledding and snowmobile safaris.
Austrian Airlines (AUA) will operate flights to 86 destinations this winter, featuring popular sunny spots such as Palma (Spain), Catania (Italy), and Funchal (Madeira). Additionally, the airline will resume long-haul flights to Mauritius and increase frequencies to sought-after destinations like the Maldives, Bangkok (Thailand), New York (US), and Montreal (Canada).
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Ryanair and Wizz Air's offerings
With 19 aircraft based in Vienna, Ryanair will fly to 56 destinations this winter.
Passengers can enjoy city breaks in locations like Barcelona (Spain), Edinburgh (UK), Krakow (Poland), Madrid (Spain), London (UK), and Manchester (UK).
Additionally, the airline offers winter sun hotspots such as Alicante (Spain), Palma (Spain), Malaga (Spain), and Tenerife (Spain).
New routes to Dubrovnik (Croatia) and Tirana (Albania) have also been introduced, while the airline is increasing frequencies to over 20 popular destinations, including Faro (Portugal), Rome (Italy), Lisbon (Portugal), Tallinn (Estonia), and Warsaw (Poland).
Wizz Air, operating with a fleet of five aircraft, is also expanding its reach from Austria this winter.
The airline will provide connections to 23 destinations, including cities such as Barcelona (Spain), Reykjavik (Iceland), and Hurghada (Egypt). New routes to Riyadh and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) will also be available, as well as resumed connections to Cluj (Romania) and Chisinau (Moldova).
New routes from Salzburg, Graz, and Linz
Holiday planning can already begin as Salzburg Airport expands its connections to Spain this winter.
In addition to the Iberia flights to Madrid (Wednesday and Saturday from the end of November to the end of March), Easyjet will offer direct flights to Barcelona (Saturday from mid-January to the end of February).
Salzburg will also feature a direct connection to Naples (Italy) (Tuesday and Saturday from the beginning of December to the end of March). Flights to Hurghada (Egypt), Dubai (UAE), Gran Canaria (Spain), and Tenerife (Spain) will continue to be popular options.
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For those in Graz, SunExpress is providing direct flights to Antalya (Turkey) up to twice a week. Eurowings will service Hurghada (Egypt), Gran Canaria (Spain), and Tenerife (Spain_, while special flights to Paphos (Cyprus), Porto (Portugal), and Lisbon (Portugal) will be added during the autumn holidays.
In Linz, passengers will again enjoy three daily flights to Frankfurt (Germany) this winter, with Austrian Airlines' partner Braathens Regional Airlines operating ATR 72-600 aircraft.
Ryanair will also resume flights from Linz to London (UK) for the winter season, allowing convenient travel options for those in Upper Austria.
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