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 […]
The European arm of Airports Council International (ACI Europe) ranked Ferenc Liszt International Airport as the fastest growing European airport in October in terms of passenger traffic, the airport’s operator, Budapest Airport, powered by VINCI Airports, says in a statement. Passenger numbers in the first ten months of the year at the Hungarian capital’s Ferenc […]
Breaking the all-time record for June, more than 1.5 million passengers used Ferenc Liszt International Airport in the sixth month of the year. This brings the total traffic for the first half of the year to 7.9 million passengers, which is almost 7% higher than the first half of 2019, the record year before the […]
Low budget air carrier Wizz Air will launch four new flights this fall thanks to the expansion of its fleet in Budapest: from October it will be directly accessible by plane to Genoa, Girona, Marrakech, and from December to Memmingen. In addition, Wizz Air is increasing the frequency of its flights on several popular routes, […]
A new air service will be launched between Hungary and China, so from June this year, a seventh Chinese city, Shenzhen, will be directly accessible from Budapest, with two flights a week, according to the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The day before, it was announced that from this summer, Xian will also […]
The budget airliner Wizz Air has announced its new aspiration to power 10% of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. This new target marks a significant step in Wizz Air’s sustainability strategy, and builds on its ongoing investments in SAF development. To achieve the new goal, the airline is also calling for […]
The new schedule that came into effect on March 31, the start of daylight saving time, at Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport allows passengers to choose from 130 direct destinations courtesy of 39 airlines in the summer season. A statement by the airport’s management company Budapest Airport says that its route development team and the […]
The Maltese airline Universal Air will operate two flights a week on the Malta-Pécs-Munich route from March 26, the company told MTI on Thursday. The company said in a statement that its flights using the Pécs airport will operate on the Malta-Munich route on Tuesdays and Fridays between March 26 and October 22, with a […]
Low-cost airliner Wizz Air has broken its previous passenger record in 2023, carrying more than 60.3 million passengers last year, an increase of around 32% compared to 2022; in Hungary, this represents 5.2 million passengers and a 29% increase compared to the previous year, the airline told MTI on Friday. In 2023, Wizz Air launched […]
In the summer season between April and September 2023, Wizz Air carried a record 33 million passengers on its flights, a 24% increase compared to the same period last year, the airline told MTI on Tuesday. According to the information, the most popular destinations this year were again seaside holiday resorts and historic cities with […]
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 […]
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 […]
2022 was an extremely challenging, yet very successful year for the Hungarian capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport, the operator company Budapest Airport reports. The airport recovered 75% of its pre-COVID passenger traffic, added brand new destinations to its schedule and became a regional leader in quality, while air cargo volumes hit unprecedented records. A number […]
