This year's German Mobility Award goes to the Digital S-Bahn Hamburg. The team from Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility is putting Germany’s first fully automated railway in service. In cooperation with the city of Hamburg, four Hamburg S-Bahn trains operating with passengers will be digitally controlled during the ITS Congress in October. The advantage of […]
After the best year ever in terms of passenger traffic, 2020 was the most difficult year ever financially for Budapest Airport. The company ended the financial year with a loss of 110 million euros. In spite of the unprecedented difficulties, however, the operation and financing of the company remain continuously stable and its continued liquidity […]
German Dachser's Hungarian subsidiary achieved a nearly 50% higher profit after tax in 2020 compared to the previous year, the company's management said at an online press conference on Wednesday. Liegl & Dachser Transport and Logistics Ltd., which predominantly sells for export, employed nearly 280 people and achieved a net turnover of HUF 22.6 billion […]
In preparation for the expected traffic increase, Budapest Airport has begun recruiting manpower to be able to provide for the safe operation of the Ferenc Liszt International Airport with an appropriate number of colleagues, as moderate traffic returns. According to the latest Airport Bulletin, 114 employees have arrived in the open positions recently; 75 of […]
Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has reached an agreement with the manufacturer of the CAF trams, so thanks to the contract amendment, it can use its option to call for another year. The transport operator will be able to modernize the capital's fleet with 51 trams and 48 trolleybuses under an earlier agreement with Solaris-Škoda. If […]
Low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced this week its 43th base in Rome together with the biggest number of routes ever announced ny the airline at the same time. Wizz Air will base four Airbus A321neo aircraft at Rome Fiumicino airport in July 2021. The 32 new services to 19 countries announced this week will […]
During an online award ceremony held this week, Budapest Airport honored airport partners who made outstanding contributions to the sustainability of the airport and of aviation over the past year, despite the negative impacts of the global pandemic on aviation. It is now more than five years since the airport operator launched the Greenairport program, […]
Following the last quarter of 2020, the volume of cargo handled at Ferenc Liszt International Airport increased further in the first quarter of 2021. The 39 529 tons of cargo handled from January to March means a 19.3% increase from the same period of the previous year, and is the strongest quarter in the history […]
By operating the world’s first fully COVID-19 vaccinated flight, Qatar Airways continues to lead the recovery of international travel. The three-hour special flight that took off from Hamad International Airport in Doha and then returned there carried only vaccinated crew and passengers onboard, with passengers also to be served by fully vaccinated staff at check-in. […]
As part of the measures related to the coronavirus epidemic, to protect drivers in the capital, the front door on buses and trolleybuses will not be opened from Monday, March 29, and the front of vehicles will be closed with a cordon. From Monday, March 29, the first door may not be used on buses […]
Budapest Airport is introducing a quality assurance system encompassing all phases of pharmaceutical transportation in Hungary, with the management of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The aim of the project, launched together with freight forwarder, transporter and ground handling companies, is to ensure that medical supplies should reach their targets under strictly controlled circumstances, […]
METRANS Group is establishing a new rail/road logistics terminal in Zalaegerszeg. The investment of over EUR 44.3 million will grant the Hungarian city a key role in making the Adriatic Corridor become a priority trade route. The container terminal, which is planned to be handed over to use in a number of stages as of […]
Electric motor driven buses will replace the diesel vehicles from February 1 in local public transport in Paks, south of Budapest. According to the information of the local government, from Monday, the service will be provided by Paks Bus Transport Ltd., owned by the town, replacing Volánbusz.There will be 12 Polish Solaris buses, manufactiured in […]
The developments implemented at Ferenc Liszt International Airport have resulted in a clearly perceptible increase in service quality – this is the conclusion from the international passenger satisfaction survey (ASQ) carried out during the last quarter of 2020. As part of the survey, travelers rated the services used at the airport, based on 37 different […]
This past Sunday, Qatar Airways celebrated ten years of linking the Hungarian capital with the capital city of Qatar, Doha and the Qatar Airways global network. Ir was on January 17, 2011, that the inaugural flight, an Airbus A320 carrying VIP guests touched down in Budapest and was greeted with a traditional water-cannon salute (see […]
