The Vienna Airport’s ideal location in the centre of Europe and its high concentration of traffic and infrastructure make the airport area an optimal business location. For domestic companies, the location serves as an important connection to international markets. The eastern region’s economic flagship generates as much as two percent of total added value in Austria – this means more than 4.8 billion EUR are causally linked to the Vienna Airport today. At the same time, the Vienna Airport is Eastern Austria’s largest employer, with approximately 18,000 people working in over 230 companies at this location. In two upscale office parks located at the airport, companies will find over 50,000 square metres of ultra-modern office space, and additional office space is in the process of being completed. The former World Trade Center is also being completely renovated and will soon become the third office park. Using plans by top architect Wilhelm Holzbauer, the original architecture is undergoing complete reconstruction, and a new 11-storey transverse structure will be added. The existing structure is being brought up to the latest substantial and technical standards. After the scheduled completion in 2011, a total of 29,000 square metres of additional high-quality office space will be available.

The airline business has of course not been spared from the effects of the global financial turbulences. Now more than ever, competitive advantages over other airports need to be created and exploited. One of the Vienna Airport’s undisputed advantages is its geographical Pole Position for destinations in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, as well as an attractive tariff model for airlines using Vienna as a connecting airport. Furthermore, the Vienna Airport is considered Europe’s most punctual connecting airport with a minimum connection time of only 25 minutes, unrivalled in all of Europe. Its infrastructure capacity is being developed too: Besides a third runway, the Vienna Airport is also in the process of building the Skylink terminal expansion. Strengthening its status as a real estate location is a further focus of Flughafen Wien AG.