Travellers departing Vienna International Airport during Austria’s 27–31 October school break will notice three major changes. First, all central security lanes now use CT scanners, allowing passengers to keep laptops in bags and carry liquids totalling up to two litres—twenty times the previous 100 ml rule. The technology, installed in July, scans containers in 3-D and automatically flags anomalies, cutting queue times by roughly 30 %, according to airport data. Second, the winter flight schedule launches on 25 October, reshuffling departure slots and dropping several short-haul routes with weak demand. Mobility managers should double-check itineraries booked before September, as some flights have been retimed or consolidated. Finally, rail access is constrained: the S-Bahn trunk line between Hauptbahnhof and Praterstern is closed until late 2027, forcing the S7 suburban service to terminate at St. Marx. The City Airport Train (CAT) is running buses from Marxergasse every 12–15 minutes instead, and ÖBB Postbus has added two new Vienna Airport Bus lines. Journey times remain about 21 minutes but passengers can no longer check in luggage in the city centre. For corporate travellers, the bigger liquid allowance simplifies hand-luggage packing and reduces the need for checked bags, while the CT scanners align Vienna with airports such as London City and Amsterdam. HR teams should, however, brief staff that many return airports still enforce the 100 ml limit, so purchases made air-side in Vienna may be confiscated elsewhere. Companies should also update ground-transport instructions in travel policies, especially for late-evening departures when bus frequencies drop.
Source: News.at
