On Pentecost weekend, Mahart Passnave will resume its services with two cruises: one to Szentendre, a small baroque town at the gate of the Danube Bend and one within Budapest. Szentendre is situated north of the capital where the river Danube meets the Pilis hills, in a beautiful natural surrounding. It is known as the […]
The seven-kilometer long Zselic narrow gauge railway in south-central Hungary has begun operation this week-end. It is one of several such railways that has re-started service after most of the restrictions introduced due to the Covid-19 situation were lifted in the countryside earlier this month. Built in 1901, the railway line makes it possible to […]
A press release by Qatar Airways says the airline will allow unlimited date changes, and passengers can change their destination as often as they need if it is within 5,000 miles of the original one. The airline will not charge any fare differences for travel completed before December 31, 2020, after which fare rules will […]
Life is slowly returning to airports from May; aviation has restarted in several European countries, amidst heightened safety measures. From May 1, traffic has resumed at Budapest Airport as well, albeit only gradually, as more and more airlines announce the relaunch of flights to Budapest. According to the latest Airport bulletin, the coronavirus pandemic had […]
Qatar Airways will give away 100,000 free tickets to frontline healthcare professionals to say thank you for their heroic work looking after people during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The giveaway will open at 00.01 AM on 12 May and close at 23:59 on 18 May (Doha time). Healthcare professionals can register for this exclusive offer […]
Ferenc Liszt International Airport has won the award for best airport in Eastern Europe for a record seventh time this year. The Skytrax award, handed out – unconventionally, in virtual form – at the World Airport Awards, is one of the greatest accolades in the industry, as it is decided by passengers themselves based on […]
The international airport of Budapest, Ferenc Liszt International Airport, the aerial gateway to Hungary was inaugurated 70 years ago, on May 7, 1950. Over the past seven decades, hundreds of millions of passengers and millions of aircraft have used the runways and the terminal buildings of the airport. Seven decades, more than 240 million passengers, […]
A bulletin by Budapest Airport reminds travelers that pursuant to a government decree published on April 30, the rules of entry to Hungary have changed. Hungarian citizens arriving home from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and South Korea are not obliged to enter home quarantine. The pre-condition for this is that the Hungarian […]
The first resumed flights from Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport took off this Friday, and the passengers complied with the security measures, the airport operator told the Hungarian news agency MTI. The first flight was that of Wizz Air to Berlin at 06.17 in the morning, the staff was prepared for the passengers, the inspection […]
The Travel & Tourism sector faces a staggering 100 million jobs losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) as reported on ftnnews.com. The startling figure, based on research from WTTC, has increased by over 30% in the last four weeks, indicating the sheer crisis affecting the sector. […]
On the night of April 24, Zermatt Tourism officials projected the Hungarian flag onto the 1.000-meter-high east wall of the Matterhorn mountain situated on the border between Switzerland and Italy. With the #hope project whose motto is ‘Light is hope!’, the Swiss town of Zermatt wants to give people hope and strength in this difficult […]
Ferenc Liszt International Airport has lost more than 99% of its passenger traffic in April, on account of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and thus, headcount reduction among the employees has become inevitable, according to a statement by the facility's management company Budapest Airport. The document says that since the beginning of the […]
In recent weeks, Qatar Airways has carried over one million people home, plus transported over 70,000 tons of medical equipment and aid relief, ensuring it is a reliable partner for passengers, governments, travel trade and freight companies in extremely challenging circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented challenge for Qatar Airways and the aviation […]
By early April, Budapest Airport lost approximately 99.3% of its passenger traffic. Earlier, there were 320 aircraft movements, i.e. landings and takeoffs per day on average. Currently, this is just 35, of which only a few aircraft are airliners. In April 2019, the average daily passenger number (arriving and departing) was 44 000; this year, this […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) published a new analysis showing that airlines may burn through USD 61 billion of their cash reserves during the second quarter ending June 30, 2020, while posting a quarterly net loss of USD 39 billion, ftnnews reports. This analysis is based on the impact assessment IATA released last week, […]
