From December 1 this year, vaccination will be compulsory for all on-board staff on the airline's aircraft, but regular PCR and antigen tests will also be accepted in exceptional cases, Wizz Air said. As the business news site napi.hu reports, in a spirit of corporate social responsibility, the airline is introducing the new rules to […]
A modern, more comfortable hall with a modern digital passenger information system and new end-of-track displays awaits the nearly 18 million passengers who pass by the station every year, MÁV Hungarian Railways announced on Wednesday. The renovation of the entire roof of Nyugati ('Western') station is scheduled to be completed by next summer while repairs […]
Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport registered more than half a million passengers in the past month of July, while the monthly cargo volume is over 15,000 tons again. The second quarter began at Budapest Airport with a significant increase in passenger traffic; Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled 538,074 passengers in July, nearly as much as […]
Qatar Airways has been named Airline of the Year 2021 by AirlineRatings. The airline has also clinched the Best Middle East Airline, Best Catering, and the Best Business Class awards. This marks the third year in a row Qatar Airways has achieved the Best Business Class accolade, recognising its patented Qsuite product. A press release […]
Ferenc Liszt International Airport operated by Budapest Airport won the recognition in the category of “Best airport in Eastern Europe” for the eighth time running. As in previous years, the award was decided by the passengers themselves, recognizing the work of the Budapest Airport community. World Airport Awards is one of the most prestigious aviation […]
A press statement by the aitlines says it has also clinched the Best Middle East Airline, Best Catering, and the Best Business Class awards. This marks the third year in a row Qatar Airways has achieved the Best Business Class accolade, recognising its patented Qsuite product. The AirlineRatings ‘Airline of the Year’ award acknowledges the […]
Thanks to increasing vaccination coverage worldwide and the gradual easing of travel restrictions, more and more people choose to travel by air again. The current dynamic recovery is expected to continue in July and August as the summer season starts. In the first half of the year, Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled 603 585 passengers, […]
A large-scale series of developments spanning several years and including the maintenance of the airport taxiway system is under way. This year, as part of the work phase lasting until the fall, taxiways P1-P3, L, R and Q will be refurbished, thus facilitating the safe, efficient and long term handling of the increasing traffic. As […]
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 […]
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 […]
As expected, the volume of passenger traffic Ferenc Liszt International Airport is still just a fraction of what it used to be before the pandemic restrictions but it is growing - as is the number of airlines returning to the Hungarian capital, according to the latest Airport Bulletin. 64,861 passengers in AprilBudapest Airport handled 64 […]
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 […]
For several months now, Budapest Airport has been in continuous exchange with its airline partners and other airports around the globe to learn, create and roll out best practices for handling the smooth and safe return of meaningful passenger traffic to the airport, while adhering to all existing and potential future regulations. The airport operator […]
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, […]
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be the world’s first airline to pilot the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Travel Pass mobile application for digital health verification, starting with passengers travelling from Singapore to London from 15 to 28 March 2021. A SIA press statement says that this marks the second phase of its digital health verification […]
