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- Flughafen Wien AG Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft develops, constructs, and operates Vienna International Airport, Europe's 19th largest airport by passengers, while managing international airports in Malta and Kosice, Slovakia, through the Flughafen Wien Group; headquartered in Schwechat, Austria, and founded in 1954 as the successor to the Wiener Flughafenbetriebsgesellschaft. The company provides comprehensive airport operations including maintenance of movement areas, terminals, passenger and baggage handling facilities, and security controls; handling and security services encompassing passenger, cargo, and ramp handling for scheduled, charter, and general aviation traffic, baggage reconciliation, cabin cleaning, de-icing, pushback, and general aviation support; retail and properties management with shops, restaurants, lounges, VIP services, parking, advertising, and office/cargo space rentals; and other services such as technical repairs, energy supply, waste disposal, telecommunications, IT, electromechanical and building services, infrastructure construction, and consulting. Operations span Austria, Malta, and Slovakia, serving a large catchment area across eastern Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary, with Vienna acting as a key Lufthansa Group hub for Austrian Airlines (46% market share) and low-cost carriers (30% share), focusing on intra-European routes (85% of passengers), Central/Eastern Europe transfers, and long-haul connections. In 2024, the group handled record 41.4 million passengers (Vienna: 31.7 million, exceeding 2019 levels), €1,053 million revenue, €442 million EBITDA, and €240 million net profit, driven by traffic growth, non-aviation income, and cargo volumes up 22% to 298,000 tonnes. Recent developments include the €420 million Terminal 3 Southern Expansion (construction on track for 2027 opening, adding 70,000 m² with new security, gates, lounges), Office Park 4 expansion (17,000 m² starting 2026), new central logistics hub joint venture with Bradford Airport Logistics, Nemetschek Group strategic partnership for digital twin ABIGAIL platform to optimize operations and sustainability (announced November 2025), Airports Partnership Project with Incheon, Korean Air, Shenzhen, and Guarulhos airports, long-term cargo handling extensions with Korean Air Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo, new airlines like AIRZETA designating Vienna as European hub, and discontinuation of the third runway project.