Скачать или смотреть 'We are not used to war': Embraces and relief for passengers landing in Austria from Dubai

(5 Mar 2026)
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Vienna, Austria - 5 March 2026
1. Wide of woman running towards her father, Bernhard Lackner, to embrace him
2. Close of Lackner and daughter embracing each other
3. SOUNDBITE (German) Bernhard Lackner, tourist vacationing in Dubai:
“What we witnessed was the extremely high efficiency of all these defense measures. It was really breathtaking – even though you never want to experience this in life, we had to experience it. Extremely high professionality by everybody, everybody was extremely friendly – and there was no panic anywhere. I really have to stress that. And until the flight here everything was in order. We always felt safe, I really have to say that.”
4. Close of balloon reading (English) “welcome”
5. Mid of woman and daughter waiting
6. SOUNDBITE (German) Bernhard Lackner, tourist vacationing in Dubai:
“We heard detonations and then we saw parts, whatever these were, falling out of the sky. This we witnessed exactly twice. And apart from that we saw nothing – and we were right on the beach!”
7. Mid of screen showing arrivals
8. Close of screen showing arrival time for plane coming from Dubai
9. Mid of man and woman waiting, people arriving in arrivals hall
10. Close of woman hugging her daughters
11. Wide of woman and her family
12. SOUNDBITE (German) Margit Schulz, tourist vacationing in Dubai:
"We are not used to war. We just wanted to go home. It was terrible, we spent two nights in the basement of the hotel. We are just happy to be here. And thanks to our awesome daughters who managed this. We didn’t believe anymore, we booked three flights which got cancelled. We kept booking and paying.”
13. Wide of airline crew and passengers arriving
14. Close of woman hugging her mother
15. Mid of woman hugging her mother
16. SOUNDBITE (German) Maren Kugler, tourist from Steyr, Upper Austria:
"It was hardcore. We spent 12 hours at the airport yesterday. We were on the waiting list. But we’re happy to be here now.”
17. Wide of people arriving in hall
18. Wide of arrivals hall

STORYLINE:
A plane carrying evacuated Austrians arrived in Vienna on Thursday afternoon, with most passengers vacationing in Dubai or further afield when the Iran war started.

Bernhard Lackner was greeted enthusiastically by his daughter and grandchildren upon his return.

"We heard detonations and then we saw parts, whatever these were, falling out of the sky," Lackner told The Associated Press of his time in Dubai.

“Extremely high professionality by everybody, everybody was extremely friendly – and there was no panic anywhere. I really have to stress that,” he added.

Others experienced their time in Dubai differently.

"We are not used to war. We just wanted to go home. It was terrible, we spent two nights in the basement of the hotel. We are just happy to be here,” Margit Schulz, who was vacationing with her husband in the United Arab Emirates, told reporters .

According to the Austria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there were 1,270 Austrian tourists remaining in the United Arab Emirates as of Thursday, 100 less than the day before.

The ministry says it is continuing to assist with evacuation flights.

Two further flights from Muscat and Riyadh are expected on Thursday, bringing a further 480 Austrians back home.

AP video shot by Philipp Jenne

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