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In a speech at the ceremony, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged France’s Vinci for partnering with the state to buy back the operator, Budapest Airport, in 2024.
Nicolas Notebaert, the CEO of Vinci Concessions and the president of Vinci Airports, said passenger numbers at the airport had climbed 12% to 19.6 million in 2025, while cargo turnover rose 40% to 420,000 tonnes. BUD Cargo City has become a hub for deliveries for both the region and Asia, he added.
Budapest Airport expects strong turnover in 2026, with new flights from the United States, Canada, South Korea and China, Notebaert said. He added that the new terminal would have an annual capacity of 10 million passengers.
State Secretary for Economic Development Máté Lóga, the chairman of Budapest Airport Zrt., said the latest investment would include the construction of a main building on a site where parking is currently located. The existing terminals will also be upgraded, and the project will be completed gradually, over four to seven years. Lóga added that 70-80% of project costs would be covered by credit and the rest from Budapest Airport’s own resources.
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