The Battle for Shares

Stelzer Wants to Partially Privatize Linz Airport

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27.08.2026 18:00

Linz Airport is currently owned equally by the state of Upper Austria and the city of Linz. That could soon change: Initial talks between the state and the city are already underway behind the scenes. As a result, the airport could be partially privatized.

Now it’s getting down to business: As the “Krone” has learned, negotiations are already underway behind the scenes at the legal level between the state of Upper Austria and the city of Linz. The focus is on the financially struggling Linz Airport.

As reported, the state wants to take over the city’s shares—currently, the airport is still owned equally by the two public entities. Subsequently, the airport is to be partially privatized—at least if Governor Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP) has his way: “The goal is not to operate the airport as the sole owner in the long term, but to develop it further together with strong private partners,” says Stelzer. After all, he explains, an “efficient airport” requires a “clear business strategy, new expertise, and fresh impetus.”

State Also Has Expert Report Reviewed
The basis for the ongoing sale negotiations between the state and the city is a KPMG appraisal commissioned by the city of Linz, which assigns the airport a negative enterprise value as well as a liquidation value (i.e., the proceeds if the company were dissolved and all assets sold) of two to four million euros. Currently, the state is having this report reviewed by the management consulting firm EY—a standard procedure. This review is still ongoing.

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