One day before the scheduled deadline, Runway 1 of Liszt Ferenc International Airport was re-opened for traffic. The handover of the runway was made urgent by the need to meet the demand of increased summer traffic more safely and more comfortably.

The growth in passenger traffic broke all previous records at Budapest Airport during the first quarter of 2018. The increase of 16.9% is nearly triple the 6.2% average growth rate of EU airports, a statement by the airport management company says.

In May, America was the protagonist at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport: early in the month, three new, direct flights from Budapest to the United States were inaugurated by Budapest Airport. Accordingly, SkyCourt also has an authentic American atmosphere.

The European Commission has found that Hungarian plans to grant around EUR 3.8 million in investment aid to modernise the infrastructure of Debrecen International Airport (E Hungary) are in line with EU state aid rules.

Wireless internet availability has been significantly improved in passenger areas of Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The new system promises better coverage and a stronger signal, offering a multiplication of capacity to passengers using Wi-Fi.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is taking part in a financial restructuring of Budapest Airport Co. Ltd. with the aim to attract greater international investment and improve the airport’s operational performance.

Budapest Airport and DHL Express have signed a strategic agreement about the development of a new facility for the Deutsche Post DHL Group company in Hungary. This is the second large-scale investment by Budapest Airport and DP DHL.

Budapest Airport Co. Ltd. will make a HUF 50 bn investment over the next five years. The program includes a new passenger pier, and the construction of an airport hotel as well as a series logistics and security-related investments will all begin shortly.

At noon this Wednesday, the number of passengers at Budapest Airport this year officially reached 10 million – the number of people who used the airport in 2015 equals the population of Hungary, which is the highest traffic record of all time, so far.

Budapest Airport has welcomed its one millionth passenger in a single month, for the first time in its history. Tamás Hadik and his wife, from the Qatar Airways flight from Doha, were in for a special surprise as the passenger count reached 1,000,000 in July.

In an historic return, Spain's national carrier, Iberia, and its low-cost subsidiary, Iberia Express, have launched a six-days-a-week seasonal service between the capitals of Spain and Hungary, also facilitating access from Budapest to other cities in Span and Latin America.

Budapest Airport was declared the winner of the ‘Best Airport in Eastern Europe’ award by British aviation analysts Skytrax. The award was received by Péter Huszka, chief operating officer for Budapest Airport, at the Passenger Terminal EXPO 2015 in Paris.

Passenger traffic at Budapest Airport decreased by less than 4.7% last year, in spite of the loss of its base carrier and the protracted global economic crisis. The airport handled a total of 8,504,020 departing and arriving passengers in 2012.

The Aviation Authority has launched administrative proceedings to investigate the circumstances of a technical fault that forced Liszt Ferenc International Airport to shut down on December 7 from noon on Friday till Saturday morning.

Traffic returned to normal on Saturday afternoon as Budapest Airport was re-opened following shutdown of its operation just before noon on Friday due to electric problems. The problem was fixed and flights resumed from 7 a.m. on Saturday