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Graz Airport, otherwise known as Thalerhof Airport, is a small airport, located 7 kilometers South of Graz, the second largest city in Austria, situated in the south east of the country, with one of the best preserved city centres in central Europe. Graz is a place to go for both sightseeing and winter-time activities. The airport has only one terminal. The airport lies adjacent to road systems giving access north, south east and west. Airport Graz is used by low cost airlines for domestic, international and transcontinental flights. Airlines flying to Graz include Air Berlin, Condor, InterSky, Ryanair and TUIfly. Graz airport has duty free and minimart shops, 1 VIP lounge, 4 meeting or seminar rooms, 4 Free Internet access points and Free WiFi. Graz airport also has car rental service. Over 2,200 parking spaces are provided for users of Graz Airport. There is a public bus service and a railway connection on direct line between Graz and Spielfeld-Strass. The travel time to the airport from Graz main station is approximately 12 minutes by regional train. It was in 1913, one year before the first world war, when the construction of a grass runway and the first hangars was finished. One year later in 1914, the new airport saw its first flight. The first air connection with passengers was in 1925 between the route Vienna-Graz-Klagenfurt. After the Second World War the airport was extended decade by decade. The first international scheduled flight started in 1966 with a connection to Frankfurt. In early 21st century, the number of passengers exceeded the 750,000-mark and in 2004 is just below 900,000. This led to the final extension of the current terminal building in 2003 and the construction of a second terminal in 2005. Graz airport handled approximately 1 million passengers in 2008, an increase of 6% over the previous year.