Relocation fixed

“Christophorus 33” will take off from St. Pölten in future

The C 33 will soon be moving to St. Pölten.(Bild: P. Huber)

The intensive care transport helicopter will soon no longer take off from Wiener Neustadt, but from the airfield in Völtendorf. The central location has many advantages.

What has been talked about behind closed doors for some time is now official: Christophorus 33 is getting a new home. As the "Krone" reported in advance, the intensive transport helicopter (ITH) will be moving into a hangar at Völtendorf airfield in the provincial capital.

A relocation that makes sense
A logical decision, it seems. After all, St. Pölten Hospital is the hospital that the C 33 flies to most frequently. Because the helicopter not only transfers intensive care patients using its special equipment, but also repeatedly takes off for emergency missions until 9 p.m., stationing it in the central area improves healthcare, as Marco Trefanitz, Head of ÖAMTC Air Rescue, emphasizes.

In addition to the hangar, additional outbuildings are to be erected on the large open space in Völtendorf. "Planning will begin once the official approvals have been granted," says Trefanitz. Noise pollution for local residents is not expected with three to four flights per day.