Budapest Airport Opens New Pier for Passengers

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 Scandinavian vibe, and aircraft are parked at only a few meters from the building, making boarding and disembarkation faster and more convenient than ever, the airport's management company says in a statement.

The building satisfies all needs; passengers can spend their time before departure in a beautiful and comfortable environment that is spacious and fully meets epidemiological criteria. The construction of pier 1 – with a price tag of HUF 11.5 billion (EUR 33 million) – was started on July 19, 2019, and execution of all sections including the corridor connecting it to Terminal 2A was completed in record time, 339 days.

With this, Budapest Airport fulfilled its promise to complete construction of the new pier before the beginning of the summer travel season. In the past few weeks the airport operator was only waiting for delivery of the occupancy permit to be able to hand over the entire structure (including the connecting corridor) to passengers.