122 destinations and 112 cities are directly accessible from Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport in the 2022 summer season, with flights operated by 35 airlines. According to a press release by Budapest Airport about the summer schedule, Izmir, Turkey, has become a new destination accessible directly from the Hungarian capital. Turkey’s third largest city is […]

Flights are arriving and departing seamlessly and as scheduled, passenger processes are continuing as usual at Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport. Flights to Ukraine and Russia are still suspended, but the war in Ukraine is not affecting flights to other destinations. The airport operator 'Budapest Airport' says that together with the Airport Police Directorate, it […]

The new hall will create almost 200 new jobs and significantly increase the company's capacity, Aeroplex's Managing Director, Árpád Demény said at the opening event. It is just as important that the development would enable them to offer airlines exceptional services at a European level, he added. According to Aeroplex, the construction of the 8,000-square-meter […]

Plaza Premium Lounge, an international company specializing in the operation of passenger lounges and hospitality, opened its second outlet at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport at the beginning of March, the airport management company reports. The new, 200 square meter lounge is located in the non-Schengen area of Terminal 2, offers stunning runway views, 65 […]

Developments at Ferenc Liszt International Airport are proceeding at a dynamic pace; in 2019, 2020 and 2021, Budapest Airport spent more than HUF 70 billion on capacity expansion, infrastructure and sustainability developments, as well as other background developments enhancing the passenger experience and digitalization. The results of these investments are also clearly reflected in passenger […]

Hungarian real estate developer and investor Wing Plc. has acquired the Airport City logistics park, a business facility located next to Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport. The park is situated on a nearly 12-hectare plot of land comprising 44,000 square meters of modern warehouses and 8,000 square meters of office space in six existing buildings […]

In 2021, Budapest Airport once again took huge steps to maintain its carbon neutral operations and achieve its sustainability goals. Last year, the company further reduced its direct carbon dioxide emissions, which are now half the level of ten years ago, while emissions per passenger were only one third of 2011 levels, the operator of […]

Budapest Airport closed its second year of operation under the heavy impact of the coronavirus. In the current environment impacted by the pandemic, passenger traffic still only reached one-third of its pre-pandemic level on an annual basis, while over half of its pre-pandemic level if we consider the past several months, the company's latest press […]

The Aeropark Aviation Museum, located next to Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport, is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and visitors can learn about the heroic era of aviation, the 66-year history of Malév airlines, and get an insight into the everyday life of modern aviation, behind the scenes of Budapest's and Debrecen's international airports. The Aeropark […]

LOT Polish Airlines has announced that it will re-launch direct flights between Budapest and New York from June 2022. The route, which was temporarily suspended due to the pandemic, had been very popular with passengers. From next summer, New York will be accessible again without changing, thanks to Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which will operate three […]

Budapest Airport Plc. has concluded its first ESG-based financing agreement, i.e. one that is responsible from an environmental, social and corporate governance perspective, which is unique among airports not only in the region, but also in Europe, a company press release says. The operator of Budapest Airport is fully committed to ensuring sustainable operations, and […]

The Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt International Airport produced another passenger peak this November and November was the second strongest cargo month in the history of the airport. The November passenger number has exceeded the passenger traffic registered in October, which had set a record since the outbreak of the pandemic, as a total of 724,626 […]

October has proven to be the most successful month of 2021 at Ferenc Liszt International Airport. Surpassing the previous record month of August, a total of 712,910 passengers passed through the airport in that month, which is an increase of almost 1,035% compared to the same period last year and the highest passenger level since […]

Budapest Airport has completed construction and put into operation a new Main Gate for the Hungarian capital's Ferenc Liszt International Airport serving its staff and partners, located near the double roundabout on main road number 4 in Vecsés, just south of Budapest. The project is co-financed by the European Union. The new Main Gate is […]

Although the summer is over, September has not discouraged travelers from getting on a flight. The passenger numbers measured during the first month of the fall confirm that September’s pleasantly warm days have encouraged people to visit European cities, and even to fly to more distant destinations. 639,051 passengers used Ferenc Liszt International Airport in […]