During the past two years, Budapest Airport implemented EUR 167 million worth of investments at the airport, whereby the regional significance of BUD has been greatly enhanced, while maintaining a high level of safety and security. According to a statement by Budapest Airport, the management company of the Hungarian capital's Liszt Ferenc International Airport, the […]
This past Sunday, Qatar Airways celebrated ten years of linking the Hungarian capital with the capital city of Qatar, Doha and the Qatar Airways global network. Ir was on January 17, 2011, that the inaugural flight, an Airbus A320 carrying VIP guests touched down in Budapest and was greeted with a traditional water-cannon salute (see […]
Budapest Airport, the operator of the Liszt Ferenc International Airport of the Hungarian capital, expects passenger numbers to increase from the summer schedule period, and awaits the gradually surging traffic with a safe, renewed environment and even higher service quality. The coronavirus pandemic had a strong impact on aviation as a whole in 2020. The […]
A government decree entered into force on September 1 only permitting foreign citizens to enter Hungary under certain conditions. All arriving passengers are subject to a document check and medical screening at Budapest Airport. Non-exempted foreign citizens who are not allowed to enter the country can wait in the part of the transit area dedicated […]
The entire new passenger boarding facility, called pier 1, has been completed by June 23 and commissioned for passenger operations at Liszt Ferenc International Airport this Wednesday. The first phase of pier 1 was handed over by Budapest Airport already in January. The extensive glazed surfaces and wooden beams of the 11,500-square-meter structure create a […]
Compared with the previous month, passenger traffic at Liszt Ferenc International Airport grew threefold in July: while 84,781 passengers used the airport in June, this figure increased to 304,596 in July. Although this represents an 81% drop versus July 2019, the latest data clearly demonstrates the gradual return of propensity to travel, thanks to new […]
Budapest Airport has welcomed the 3500th flight of Cargolux at Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The Luxembourg-based airline has been ensuring connections between airports around the world, air freight operators, and Budapest Airport for 18 years now. 18 years, 3500 flights, more than 200 000 tons of air cargo of the electronics, automotive, and pharmaceutical industries, […]
Budapest Airport welcomes a new airline: Luxair starts its direct service between Budapest and Luxembourg at the beginning of August. The schedule of the seasonal flight is adjusted to the needs of recreational travelers and is ideal for short city breaks as well as longer trips. A new airline is to commence services from Liszt […]
Not only are some of the flights suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic restarting, but Liszt Ferenc International Airport can also welcome new routes, the operator Budapest Airport celebrated one of the first new flights of this year with a water cannon salute and cake. According to the latest Budapest Airport bulletin, LOT is launching […]
The construction of the the new pier 1 has been completed by the planned deadline, to the day, at Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The airport authority is only waiting to receive the usage permit. A statement by Budapest Airport says that once it is issued, passengers will be able to wait for their flights in […]
The Hungarian Museum of Science, Technology and Transport commemorates that Budapest’s Ferihegy International Airport was inaugurated over 70 years ago, and also the beginnings of Hungarian aviation with another virtual exhibition. The extensive photographic material at the exhibition presents Hungary’s early airports, and then, visitors can learn about the formation and further development of the […]
Life is slowly returning to airports from May; aviation has restarted in several European countries, amidst heightened safety measures. From May 1, traffic has resumed at Budapest Airport as well, albeit only gradually, as more and more airlines announce the relaunch of flights to Budapest. According to the latest Airport bulletin, the coronavirus pandemic had […]
Ferenc Liszt International Airport has won the award for best airport in Eastern Europe for a record seventh time this year. The Skytrax award, handed out – unconventionally, in virtual form – at the World Airport Awards, is one of the greatest accolades in the industry, as it is decided by passengers themselves based on […]
The first resumed flights from Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport took off this Friday, and the passengers complied with the security measures, the airport operator told the Hungarian news agency MTI. The first flight was that of Wizz Air to Berlin at 06.17 in the morning, the staff was prepared for the passengers, the inspection […]
