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Environment and Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) no longer expects the controversial third runway at Vienna Airport to be built in view of the crown-related drop in air traffic. “I suppose the airport will adapt its plans to a change in behavior,” Gewessler said at the Ö1 Journal as guest on Saturday.
In April, Gewessler went to delivery courier-Distant interview of the third slope. At that time he said: “That has to be decided by the airport. I suppose a decision will be made there in light of the current situation.”
The airport management board recently made a cautious statement on this issue. “I think there is no immediate need for a decision, because in the other scenario we really couldn’t have started before 2024. So now we can wait and see how things unfold,” board member Günther Ofner said late. of August. However: “I would not consider the project unnecessary or obsolete because of that,” Ofner said. “It may well be that the demand falls further, but that does not mean that today it can be said that it is not needed.”
According to the board, there is no deadline for the start of construction. Board colleague Julian Jäger also argued that it would be completely wrong to decide now and scrap the project. “Fortunately, we still have time to wait.”
