Liquid restrictions at Liszt Ferenc International Airport may also be abolished in the near future. The airport management company Budapest Airport is already testing CT equipment that will allow larger quantities of liquids to be brought on board. Liquid restrictions often cause inconvenience to passengers and slow down the check-in process. Budapest Airport informed the […]
Over the past year (August 2022 to July 2023), an average of 30,000 users per month have used the MOL Bubi bicycle rental service in the Hungarian capital. Bubi 1.0 (the system operated between 2014 and 2020) had an average of 3,500 users per month, an increase of eight and a half times. "Wherever you […]
Based on prices so far, it looks like October is the best time to fly within the continent, the business news portal napi.hu notes. Not only schools ring the bell early September, but that's when most Hungarians fly, according to September and October bookings at the Czech travel technology company site Kiwi.com. London in September […]
The week of the Sziget Festival is the busiest time for flights to Hungary, according to booking data collected up to July 28 this year, the business news portal Napi.hu points out. Booking data submitted via Kiwi.com, the Czech travel technology company's web platform, shows that, as in 2022, the United Kingdom will be the […]
The first half of 2023 has been a strong period for Budapest Airport in all respects: the series of developments worth more than 100 billion HUF over the past 4.5 years and the outstanding quality of the airport ecosystem have been confirmed by numerous awards based on passenger feedback and the assessment of the airport […]
Hungarians' travel mood is unbroken, the favorable weather of the past few weeks has stimulated the booking mood, which was also reflected in the July saturation and had an impact on August bookings. Based on the latest data by the online accommodation intermediary Szallas.hu, the summer booking volume received so far is 19% below last […]
The number of MOL Bubi bike trips has exceeded six million, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) told MTI on Wednesday. They wrote that the capital's residents have doubled the number of MOL Bubi trips in less than a year. They said that in the past year, the system added around 800 bicycles, new stations were […]
Budapest Airport, the management company of the Ferenc Liszt International Airport of the Hungarian capital, achieved a profit last year after two years of record-breaking losses, managing to cut some of the accumulated loss it suffered during the coronavirus pandemic. The airport operator ended 2022 with a net profit of EUR 76.6 million on net […]
The renewed stations of metro line 3 at Lehel Square and Nagyvárad Square were inaugurated in Budapest on Monday morning and will be open to passengers in the early afternoon. The five-and-a-half-year reconstruction of the ‘blue’ metro line is now complete. Speaking at the opening of the last of the renovated stations at the final […]
The Ferenc Liszt International Airport of the Hungarian capital has been ranked in the same category as Europe’s best airports, the management company Budapest Airport reports this Wednesday. The recognition is further validation for Budapest Airport and the airport community that the series of developments worth one hundred billion forints, implemented over the past four […]
The passenger center of Budapest's Keleti Railway Station has been renovated with HUF 1.9 billion, the project was financed by the government and the European Union, it was announced this Tuesday. The renovation of the 1,542-square-meter passenger center was aimed at bringing the capital's station up to modern standards for both passengers and staff. In […]
Ferenc Liszt International Airport has been awarded the international WELL Health-Safety Rating. The rating confirms that its operator, Budapest Airport, is taking all necessary steps to ensure the health and safety of passengers and staff. During the rating process, independent experts examined five focus areas at the passenger terminals (cleanliness, emergency preparedness, health, air and […]
Wizz Air has again, after 2020, won the Airline of the Year award at the Air Transport Awards, the company told MTI on Thursday. The award was personally accepted by CEO József Váradi at the gala evening in Montreal, Canada on Wednesday, they wrote. The Air Transport Awards annually honors outstanding performers in the air […]
As of this Monday afternoon, underground trains again run between the two terminals on the Hungarian capital’s M3 metro line as the renovation of all but two stations have been completed. Over three quarters of the renovation costs have been covered by EU funding. Some 3,500 people have worked for the past five and half […]
Ferenc Liszt International Airport has been named ‘Best Airport in Eastern Europe’ by Skytrax at the World Airport Awards in March for the tenth time in a row. This is its second major accolade in a month. At the beginning of March, ACI chose Ferenc Liszt International Airport as the best airport in Europe among […]
