Well, things didn't get off to a good start!
During check-in at Suvarnabhumi, we discovered my wife and daughter's visa didn't have enough to cover our 10-day stay. Trying to find an earlier return flight to cover us was futile for this time of the year. While the fault ultimately lies with us, our travel agent convinced us to stay for ten days instead of our planned 7, but we both overlooked that our visa was only valid for eight days. Nevertheless, we took a chance and we are now at Vienna (2 pm Thai times) waiting for our next flight to Salzburg.
I can't say I enjoyed the flying experience but worth it for my daughter to experience Xmas in snow. The landing was a hard one that didn't help matters and was met with a laugh of relief from passengers, including myself. The wife thought nothing of it.
We landed in Vienna about 5 am. Now waiting for our Salzburg flight at 9:30 am.