Linz Airport narrows 2025 loss to 2.06 million euros

Linz Airport recorded an after-tax loss of 2.06 million euros in 2025, substantially less than its 10.98 million euro loss in 2024, ORF reported, citing the annual accounts published in the Wirtschafts-Compass.

The Upper Austrian Court of Audit had criticised the airport’s financial position in 2025, saying in an audit launched on its own initiative that continuing operations would be a “major challenge.” It has since identified initial steps towards a strategic overhaul.

Linz transferred its 50 per cent stake in the airport to the state of Upper Austria, making the state its sole owner. A partial privatisation is planned.

Transport state councillor Günther Steinkellner of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) said on Wednesday that he would leave the airport’s supervisory board. With a single owner, he said, the airport needed a leaner structure and clearer responsibilities. The board is due to be reduced in size and decision-making streamlined. Steinkellner had served on it since September 2022.

The airport has had a new managing director, Jörg Ebbighausen, since October. Steinkellner said the priority was to put the airport on a sustainable financial footing and secure its long-term future.