Austrian Airlines to resume non-stop Vienna-Tokyo flights

VIENNA. April 15. KAZINFORM Austrian Airlines will resume direct flights between Vienna and Tokyo again from Saturday, removing a stopover in Seoul that had become necessary after the nuclear events following Japan's earthquake, an airline spokesperson said Friday. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

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Radiation experts sent by the airlines to Japan have confirmed that all measurements were currently below regulatory limits, said spokesperson Ursula Berger.

The first non-stop flight to Tokyo will start on Saturday. Four other direct flights will operate between the two cities until Easter Sunday. After that, the airline will offer flights five days a week. A daily shuttle service also is planned after May 2, the airline said. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com