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, […]
Lufthansa and Eurowings are introducing further measures to ensure the physical distance between passengers during their journey, ftnnews reports. From March 27, 2020, neighboring seats on board in Economy Class and Premium Economy will be blocked and remain free on all flights from Germany. This also applies to flights within Germany. This regulation does not […]
Qatar Airways says it is is continuing to keeping the skies open and getting as many people home as they possibly can in these challenging times. "Our state-of-the-art aircraft with their advanced air filter systems, combined with strict bio-security screening of our staff mean that we can continue operating a significant number of flights to […]
As the COVID-19 situation evolves, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) observes that full or partial travel restrictions have been – and continue to be – introduced across the world. These decisions are made with public health as the primary concern. The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UWNTO), Zurab Pololikashvili has issued a statement on […]
The Hungarian national public transport bus company Volánbusz Co. Ltd. will buy fifteen new high-capacity buses worth nearly HUF 1.2 billion from Volvo Hungária Ltd. The buses are expected to be available from May, Volánbusz told the Hungarian news agency MTI this Tuesday. The vehicle purchase contract was signed on January 21 by Volánbusz Co. […]
A new chapter begins in the life of Budapest Airport from 2020. The first phase of a new, 11,500-square-meter facility serving passengers and providing the same level of comfort as the terminals has opened this Wednesday. The modern Pier 1 – to be fully completed by the summer of 2020 – replacing the earlier basic […]
Four days before the end of the year, traffic at the Budapest airport reached a new record: on December 27, this year's 16 millionth passenger crossed the gates of the terminal – for the first time in its history. Thus, the Liszt Ferenc International Airport remains one of the fastest growing airports in the region […]
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The Hungarian air ticket portal repjegy.hu conducted a survey among the Hungarian public this fall, as to what destinations Hungarians would prefer to travel to. This is the fourth time this survey has asked tens of thousands of internet users: “If you could travel anywhere in the world, what place would you choose? Based on […]
A modern fast catamaran – with 160 paying customers on board – was in Budapest this past week-end for a sight-seeing trip connecting the Austrian and Hungarian capitals on the Danube. After a successful trial, at least three similar trips will be organized next year. The Twin City Liner has been traveling between Vienna and […]
Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Šarec addressed representatives of the Slovenian and Hungarian tourism industry Monday at the traditional Slovenia Tourism Promotion Event organized by the Slovenian Tourist Board. The politician highlighted that 24% more Hungarian tourists visited Slovenia in 2018 than in the previous year. "Slovenia is a green country with a wealth of natural […]
