Amid ever increasing industry competition, Europe’s airports are using their regional individuality to stand out, and one of the best opportunities to do so is in the retail environment. Operators are going to great lengths to create a feeling of…
Budapest Airport today announced that it has recorded its best start to a calendar year in over a decade, Airport World news website reports. According to Airport World, the annoucement follows a 7% upturn in traffic in the first seven weeks…
Budapest, February 12 (MTI) – The number of passengers arriving from Russia at western Hungary’s Sarmellek airport near Lake Balaton is expected to double this year, the town’s mayor told MTI today. The airport near Hungary’s popular tourist resort handled…
Budapest, January 28 (MTI) – Four unions of Hungarian air traffic controllers will join a strike action called for January 30 by the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), Control, one of the unions, told MTI today. ETF has called the…
Budapest Airport has reported a spate of strategic retail developments in 2013, aimed at improving retail spend per passenger. Highlights include a multi-retailer campaign featuring Hungarian products and a series of Trinity promotions in partnership with Heinemann Duty Free and…
Budapest Airport is set to welcome new airlines and further increase its route network during 2014. In the beginning of summer, Norwegian will add a fifth route to its Budapest network, launching a thrice-weekly service to London Gatwick. Connections to…
Budapest Airport achieved its highest ever scores in the independent, international passenger satisfaction survey performed at 281 airports around the world and recognized as the industry leading airport passengers satisfaction survey, Property Magazine reports. 71 airports in Europe participate with all…
Al Maktoum all set to start its quest to become the world’s busiest airport with the launch of commercial passenger operations yesterday The stage is set for Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central (DWC), which is going to…
A CSA Chech Airlines from Budapest (Hungary) to Prague (Czech Republic) with 33 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing through about 3000 feet out of Budapest’s runway 31R when the crew, audibly on oxygen masks, declared Mayday reporting smoke in…
A race unprecedented so far in Europe took place on Runway 1 (13R/31R) of Budapest Airport jointly organized by Budapest Airport, Nike and Wizz Air. With the participation of 250 invited runners, the special half marathon relay called Runway Run…
An Alitalia Airbus A320-200, registration I-BIKI performing flight AZ-476 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Budapest (Hungary) with 116 people on board, was descending through FL170 towards Budapest and was just in the middle of being handed off to approach control…
Following the successful pilot operation, BKK’s new public transport customer service points have been opened at Budapest’s international airport. The new customer service points help arriving visitors with information and provide booklets on public transport. BKK’s entire ticket and travelcard…
A new flight by the national air carrier Belavia to Belgrade via Budapest, which opened on 19 September, will make its contribution to the expansion of the exports of services, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Serbia Vladimir Chushev…
Two international airlines will open passenger flights from Dubai World Central airport from October, gulfnews.com reports. Dubai: Internationally-based carriers, Wizz Air and Nasair, will commence inaugural passenger flights from the new airport at Dubai World Central(DWC) on October 27 2013.…