2017, a record breaking year at Budapest Airport

Traffic at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport in 2017 grew at an unprecedented pace: 13.1 million passengers used the airport last year, and the volume of air cargo also broke the record with more than 127.000 tons in total.

Budapest Airport continued its dynamic development program called BUD2020 earmarking HUF 50 billion (EURO 160 mn) for upgrading and extending the airport.

A statement by the airport management company says 2017 was an excellent
year in aviation in all respects. 125 destinations in 45 countries were
directly accessible from Budapest with 44 airlines, representing the most
colorful offer ever. Not only new flights were launched, but seat capacity was
also increased on existing routes. New service providers entered the market,
and existing ones introduced larger aircraft or increased their flight
frequencies.