Flughafen Wien AG, Vienna International Airport reported on Thursday that it had exceeded forecast with 6.3 per cent increase in passengers. It even outpaced the European average of 5.3 per cent. These figures were announced by Herbert Kaufmann, member and speaker of the Management Board of Flughafen Wien AG, at a press conference in Vienna.

With regard to its subsidiaries, VIE reported that Košice Airport recorded excellent results in 2006 with 343,818 passengers, an increase of 27.4 per cent over the previous year.

It then added: “Malta handled 2,701,624 passengers in 2006, a slight decline of 2.8 per cent. Ryanair added Malta to its flight schedule in November, which had an immediate effect (+5 per cent) on passenger volume.” Flughafen Wien AG plans to acquire a 25.15 per cent stake in Flughafen Friedrichshafen GmbH in connection with a capital increase by FFG.