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Profit of MOLʼs Austrian subsidiary grows in 2014

Net profit of MOL Austria Handels, a subsidiary of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, increased to €3.9 mln in...

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Hungary’s commercial air traffic increases by 11.5% y.o.y.

Hungary’s air traffic increased to 700,818 aircraft flying in Hungarian airspace in 2014, up 11.55% from 2013, online business portal...

City

BKK to expand Budapest bike-sharing system

Hungary’s Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) began the expansion of its bike-sharing system in Budapest dubbed "MOL BuBi", BBK said on...

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Budapest Airport traffic up 5% in Q1

Take-offs and landings at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport saw a year-on-year increase of 5% in the first quarter, Hungarian...

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HungaroControl develops remote air traffic control

HungaroControl announced on Friday that it has signed a €4.9 mln contract to construct a Remote Tower (rTWR) air control...

City

Anti-theft system receives HUF 98 mln investment

The Széchenyi Capital Investment Fund (SZTA), which is a Hungarian state-established venture capital fund to support SMEs, invested HUF 98...

City

Hungarian state eyeing new national airline

The Hungarian government has expressed its intention to re-establish a national airline and is open to negotiations with any investor...

City

MOL completes LUKOIL takeover in Czech Republic

Hungarian oil company MOL completed the takeover of the business activities of its Russian peer LUKOIL in the Czech Republic,...

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Lufthansa cancels some Budapest flights

German airline Lufthansa reported that it would cancel a number of its Budapest flights scheduled for today and tomorrow due...

City

Budapest public transport company to merge with municipal holding company

The Budapest City Council today announced that it would merge the Budapest Public Transport Centre (BKK) with the Budapest City...

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Wizz Air enters partnership with rentalcars.com

Hungary-based low-cost airline Wizz Air today announced that it entered partnership with the world’s largest car hire booking service rentalcars.com...

City

Linusz claims SGH Aviation acquires airport illegally

The Hungarian individual who failed to acquire the assets of a regional airport near Lake Balaton in the fall is...

City

Canada’s Air Transat to launch weekly flights to Budapest

Canadian airline Air Transat announced today that it scheduled to launch chartered weekly flights connecting Toronto and Montréal with Budapest...

City

MÁV Nosztalgia launches new luxury Budapest-Tehran express

MÁV Nosztalgia, a unit of the Hungarian state-owned railway company MÁV, has launched the first service of the Budapest-Istanbul-Tehran Golden...

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Pápa airport could compete with Sármellék

The town of Pápa in northwest Hungary, where Wizz Air pilots were recently seen making practice flights, could get a...

Budapest, City, Tourism

BKK signs contract for Bubi bike share scheme operation

The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has signed a contract with tender winner Inurba Mobility to operate the Bubi bicycle-sharing scheme,...

City

Karácsony Urges Gov’t to Draft Rákosrendező Development Law

The Budapest metropolitan council is calling on the government to draft legislation for the Rákosrendező investment project, described as "the...

City

Budapest Public Transport Fares to Rise From June 1

Public transport fares will rise in the Hungarian capital from June 1, 2025, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) said on...

City

Karácsony: Preparations Underway for 30th Budapest Pride

Preparations are underway for the 30th Budapest Pride, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said, adding that "it is evident that there...

City

Official: Police Station for Budapest Party District Opens

A police station for Budapest's party district has been opened which will serve the safety of tourists, as well as...

City

Budapest Municipal Assembly Passes 2025 Budget

The Budapest assembly passed the capital's budget for 2025 in a vote on Wednesday, planning for revenue of HUF 422.54...

City

Budapest City Council to Phase out Parking Meters From Mid-2026

Parking fees will rise and parking meters will be phased out in the capital from July 2026, under an amendment...

City

Hankó: ‘Student Town’ Could Become Reality in 3 Years

The student hostels Budapest needs could be built in the city's District IX, the Minister of Culture and Innovation told...

City

Karácsony: Budapest Olympics Plan Should Involve Urban Development

Budapest's concept for hosting the Olympics in the future should come with "historic" levels of urban development instead of just...

City

Karácsony: ‘We Have Taken Our City Back’ From Flood

The embankments on both sides of the Danube in Budapest have been re-opened to traffic, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor,...

City

BKK Returns to School Term Schedule as Budapest Braces for Heavier Traffic

The Budapest Public Transport Center (BKK) has officially announced the return of public transport services to the school term schedule...

BKK signs contract for Bubi bike share scheme operation

The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has signed a contract with tender winner Inurba Mobility to operate the Bubi bicycle-sharing scheme,...

Karácsony: Budapest Administration, Unions Reach Wage Agreement

The Budapest administration and the unions representing municipal council employees have reached a wage agreement, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor,...

Advent Basilica Celebrates 15th Anniversary, Tourism Rates on the Rise

Budapest’s stunning annual Christmas markets have officially opened their gates, with new amenities and holiday attractions, as tourism in Hungary...

City Hall Approves Rákosrendező Redevelopment Plan

The Budapest city assembly has approved the international construction plan for the redevelopment of the Rákosrendező brownfield site, Mayor Gergely...

Budapest’s Keleti Station Reopens After Refurbishment

National railway company MÁV has announced the re-opening of Budapest's landmark Keleti Railway Station following "the largest technical refurbishment" of...

Karácsony Urges Gov’t to Draft Rákosrendező Development Law

The Budapest metropolitan council is calling on the government to draft legislation for the Rákosrendező investment project, described as "the...

Budapest Public Transport Fares to Rise From June 1

Public transport fares will rise in the Hungarian capital from June 1, 2025, the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) said on...

Karácsony: Preparations Underway for 30th Budapest Pride

Preparations are underway for the 30th Budapest Pride, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said, adding that "it is evident that there...

Official: Police Station for Budapest Party District Opens

A police station for Budapest's party district has been opened which will serve the safety of tourists, as well as...

Budapest Municipal Assembly Passes 2025 Budget

The Budapest assembly passed the capital's budget for 2025 in a vote on Wednesday, planning for revenue of HUF 422.54...

Budapest City Council to Phase out Parking Meters From Mid-2026

Parking fees will rise and parking meters will be phased out in the capital from July 2026, under an amendment...

Hankó: ‘Student Town’ Could Become Reality in 3 Years

The student hostels Budapest needs could be built in the city's District IX, the Minister of Culture and Innovation told...

Karácsony: Budapest Olympics Plan Should Involve Urban Development

Budapest's concept for hosting the Olympics in the future should come with "historic" levels of urban development instead of just...

Karácsony: ‘We Have Taken Our City Back’ From Flood

The embankments on both sides of the Danube in Budapest have been re-opened to traffic, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor,...

BKK Returns to School Term Schedule as Budapest Braces for Heavier Traffic

The Budapest Public Transport Center (BKK) has officially announced the return of public transport services to the school term schedule...