Vienna's Schwechat Airport has opened a new terminal, pushing capacity up to 12 million passengers. The addition of the Pier West terminal follows a record 1995 for the Austrian airport, reporting passenger growth of 10.6%, compared with the previous year, to top 8 million passengers for the first time. Airport director Dr Gerhard Kastelic expects Schwechat to see "9.5 million guests" this year.
Source: Flight International
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