In an effort to push through plans for a third runway, Schwechtat airport in Vienna warns it could lose 30,000 jobs to Bratislava, writes Sme.sk. Schwechtat’s third runway has been under discussion for 16 years, but an Austrian court put the plans on ice citing environmental protection concerns. The airport is attempting to sway public opinion with claims that several others European airports are preparing expansions. Schwechtat officials say a third runway will add 30,000 new jobs to the tourism, construction and airline industries by 2030, when the project is scheduled for completion. Without the new runway, airport officials warn, these jobs move to Bratislava.
