Key Benefits:
5. Agreement between the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications and the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Austria
From the 24. Until 28 January 2007, the World Economic Forum (WEF) will be held in Davos in 2007. The St.Gallen-Altenrhein airfield therefore expects a significant additional traffic through business jets. Should it not be possible for the aerodrome for meteorological reasons, such as strong western winds, to wind up the volume of traffic expected for this time within the existing noise agreement with Austria, will be for the time of the 24. until and with 28 January 2007 the Ressortagreement of 19 March 1992 1 on the implementation of the Treaty between the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on the effects of the operation of existing frontier aerodrots on those points which are likely to cope with the expected additional In particular, traffic is suspended, such as the daily noise level. The general opening hours of the St.Gallen-Altenrhein airfield remain untouched.
The head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications:
Leuenberger
The Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Austria:
Faymann
Gusenbauer