Budapest Airport deal with Malév affiliates

Budapest Airport has signed 5-year lease agreements with two of the surviving Malév subsidiaries, Malév Ground Handling and Aeroplex that carry on their service operations at the airport, serving their corporate partners.

The companies will lease offices, maintenance hangars and other facilities from Budapest Airport so that they meet the needs of the airport partners and tailor the agreements to the new conditions at the airport even after the bankruptcy of their mother company, Malév Hungarian Airlines earlier this year.

Aeroplex of Central Europe operates a large base at Budapest Airport and provides line maintenance for a large number of different aircraft types ranging from Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 through the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family to the large Boeing 747. They also provide all kinds of repair, overhaul and maintenance for the most common passenger airliners like Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. Main partners in recent months for Aeroplex have included Air Berlin, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Spanish Air Europa.

Malév Ground Handling has been providing a wide range of airport services for airlines, including check-in and baggage handling, boarding of aircraft, providing VIP lounges and other business services. After streamlining its operations, Malév Ground Handling continues to service important airline partners of Budapest Airport, like KLM, Air France, SN Brussels Airlines, Czech CSA and Air Berlin.