The Hungarian air navigation service provider, HungaroControl Plc., reported on Thursday that traffic in Hungary's airspace increased significantly over the Easter period compared to the same period last year, the service provider told MTI. The Easter long weekend is a special period in air traffic, when the traffic in Hungarian airspace usually exceeds the average […]
Ferenc Liszt International Airport has been awarded the best airport in Eastern Europe by aviation research organization Skytrax for the twelfth consecutive year, the airport's operator, Budapest Airport has announced on its website. The recognition, which is based on feedback from passengers, was received by Budapest Airport, part of the VINCI Airports network, at the […]
The Hungarian capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport will welcome the summer season with the largest number of flights in its history: 200 flights to 136 destinations and with 13.8 million seats available, more than ever before. The offer includes new destinations and airlines, as well as significant increases to existing destinations, the airport operator Budapest […]
Malta's Universal Air will launch two return flights a week on the Debrecen-Leipzig and Debrecen-Malta routes from March 30, creating a direct connection between the cities, the press service of Debrecen Airport informed MTI on Wednesday. In a statement, they said that the two routes will be operated by a 78-seat De Havilland Canada Dash […]
After last year’s annual traffic record and a record start in January, the significant increase in passenger numbers at Ferenc Liszt International Airport continued in February, the airport operator company Budapest Airport reports. According to the statement, the country’s tourist appeal, Hungarians’ appetite for travel and spending power being focused increasingly on new experiences proved […]
The airport of the Hungarian capital, currently known as Ferenc Liszt International Airport, was opened to the traveling public on May 7, 1950. The facility, which initially handled 50,000 passengers a year and now serves the same number a day, broke all previous records and handled 17.6 million passengers in 2024. A statement by the […]
After the record year of 2024, passenger traffic at Ferenc Liszt International Airport continued to increase this January, with 1,293,556 passengers travelling from the capital airport in January, which is not only 17.5% higher than last year’s figure, but is also the highest first-month passenger traffic ever. The new record was driven by the popularity […]
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Just six weeks into the new year and another new airline is added to the schedule of the Hungarian capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport. The new direct service between Budapest and Shymkent, Kazakhstan, will be operated by SCAT Airlines from May 27, the airport operator, Budapest Airport says in a statement. SCAT Airlines will operate […]
Budapest Airport, the operator of the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt International Airport and part of VINCI Airports’ network, has announced the launch of new Jet2.com flights from Budapest to East Midlands Airport and Newcastle in England. The two new destinations will be added to the airline’s current services to Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds Bradford in […]
The airline Wizz Air broke its own passenger traffic record again in 2024, carrying 63 million passengers on almost 300,000 flights, a 23% increase compared to 2023, the airline told MTI on Thursday. In 2024, 6.4 million passengers travelled from Hungary with Wizz Air, a 23% increase compared to 2023. Last year, Wizz Air launched […]
A direct flight is to be launched between Budapest and Kuwait City, courtesy of Jazeera Airways. The memorandum of understanding on this was signed in January between the airline and the operator of the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Budapest Airport, the latter one has announced in a statement. The flights will operate from […]
New research from 'Compare the Market' reveals the world’s best airports for parking based on the auto theft rate and average pricing. Regarding national car theft rate, the best position on the list is occupied by the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt International Airport. Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Hungary takes the top spot overall, […]
The European Commission announced on Wednesday that 35,762 young Europeans, including 787 Hungarians, will receive free European train tickets this spring under the European Union's DiscoverEU program. According to the Brussels-based information, the winners of the latest DiscoverEU program, part of the EU's Erasmus+ program, will be able to travel across Europe from March 1, […]
The Ferenc Liszt International Airport of the Hungarian capital recorded extremely strong passenger traffic in November, with a total of 1,401,245 passengers using it, which is not only 22% higher than last year’s figures, but also 10% higher than the previous record-breaking November of 2019. At the same time, cargo traffic hit all-time high, the […]
