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Austrian airports don’t have counters for passengers who meant to fly to Australia

False claims that there’s a help desk in Vienna Airport for passengers who accidentally travel to Austria rather than Australia are circulating on Facebook and Threads

One post, shared 33,000 times on Facebook, says: “If you’re having a bad day, just remember that the airport in Vienna has a counter for people who flew to Austria instead of Australia.” 

The same claim about nearby Salzburg Airport went viral last year. As we pointed out at the time, the claim appears to have come from a photo, which a post on Threads has shared, showing a sign that says: “Sorry, this is Austria not Australia! Need help? Please press the button.” 

Several photos of the sign and the claim have been circulating online for years. One example includes a picture of the…


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