… and we’re celebrating it together with our colleagues at Café Central! On the occasion of this special anniversary, we are offering vouchers and treats from their own private patisserie!

This Grand Dame of the traditional Viennese coffee houses, located on the Freyung, has been a focal point and creative birthplace for Austrian cuisine, literature, philosophy and good living ever since 1876. Theirs is a modern recipe for success, as befits their tradition. Since 2011, Café Central has been operated by Verkehrsbüro Group, along with the “Palais Events”: Palais Ferstel, Palais Daun-Kinsky and the Börsensäle. www.palaisevents.com

To mark its 140th birthday, we are giving away breakfast vouchers for Café Central and pastries from their own private patisserie to add a touch of sweetness to your working day! Send us a message no later than 27 April 2016 to keyaccounting@verkehrsbuero.at to automatically take part in our competition. We wish you the best of luck!

Starting September 5, 2016, Austrian Airlines is planning up to five flights to Hong Kong every week with a Boeing 777. The flight time from Vienna is 11 hours and 25 minutes.

Flight schedule:
Vienna-Hong Kong 1:00 PM – 6:25 AM (Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat)
Hong Kong-Vienna 9:40 AM – 4:10 PM (Tue/Wed/Thu/Sat/Sun)

Including these, the upcoming summer flight schedule will offer a total of 31 non-stop flights to Asia every week.

Air China is once again increasing its route from Beijing – via Vienna – to Barcelona starting April 2016, now to 4x per week (3x per week in the winter flight schedule). In particular, the Vienna-Barcelona connection is an attractive option within Europe. The flight is operated with an Airbus A330-300 with Business, Premium Economy and Economy Class. But the flight plan also offers optimal transfer times in Beijing for connecting flights within China.

Not only has Dubai International Airport (DXB) recently opened the new “Concourse D”, the airport now also charges a new “Passenger Facility Surcharge”. The surcharge amounts to 35 dirham – around 9 euro – and applies for current tickets departing on July 1, 2016, or later. The new Concourse D can handle up to 90 million passengers per year. Flight passengers will benefit from shorter walking distances, more comfortable seating areas, a larger selection of lounges as well as first-class offerings for shopping and cuisine. More than 70 airlines will be stationed in the new concourse. The old “Concourse C” will be exclusively used by Emirates after renovation.

For flights departing from April on, smartphones and laptops will no longer be allowed in checked baggage sent by cargo. These devices contain lithium ion batteries which can explode in the cargo hold, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization. Travelers may still take small lithium ion batteries with up to 100 watt (e.g. in Mobile Phones, Tablets and Laptops) with them – either in checked baggage or in their hand luggage. Respective replacement lithium ion batteries are only allowed in hand luggage!