He will keep the restaurant closed from now on “until the pandemic is over,” the restaurateur told the private broadcaster “Puls 4” and spoke of “incredible allegations”.
“People cannot be controlled and tamed every second of their lives,” explained the head of the après-ski bar. They tried, but under these circumstances he no longer wanted to open and would send his employees on short-time work. “It was clear from the beginning that it would be very, very difficult to completely monitor people every second, every moment.” “We tried, almost always successfully,” said the Kitzbüheler, referring to regular checks by the police and health authorities.
The restaurant was caught in the crossfire of criticism at the weekend after a video posted by Runtastic founder Florian Gschwandtner, who had been partying there. It showed how the guests without masks at the bar and sometimes dancing on tables had après ski. On the coming Hahnenkamm weekend, checks will now focus on gastronomy establishments, après-ski bars and bars. The executive and authorities announced an “action sharp” to prevent parties.
The Kitzbühel incident also called Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP) onto the scene. She criticized “black sheep” in the catering trade, who would “put the entire winter season at risk” with “incomprehensible rule violations”.
More on the subject:
- “I really don’t know what rides these people”: In the middle of the fifth wave of the corona pandemic, Austria has an après-ski problem
- “Positive in Kitz”: Why the video from Kitzbühel is just the tip of the iceberg [OÖNplus]
- AGES: “A striking number of corona clusters at apres-ski”
- Before the Hahnenkamm race: Kitzbühel tightens measures after video
- Does local have to pay back 137,000 euros? The apres-ski bar that was criticized by a video by Runtastic founder Florian Gschwandtner received more than 137,000 euros in corona aid from the state in 2021.
Source: Nachrichten
