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Wizz Air announces new base in Bari, 7 new routes in Italy

Discount carrier Wizz Air announced adding a new base in Bari, basing an Airbus A321 aircraft at the Italian airport...

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MÁV-Start to expand repair facilities with HUF 800 mln investment

MÁV-Start, the passenger business of state-owned Hungarian railway company MAV, is investing HUF 800 million in expanding capacity at its...

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MÁV-Start to offer collection agencies HUF 3 bln in unpaid fines

MÁV-Start, the passenger business of state-owned Hungarian railway company MÁV, will soon offer to sell collection agencies some HUF 3...

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BKK sells HUF 14 mln in tickets for non-operational 100E airport bus

The Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest has initiated proceedings against the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) for selling...

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Wizz Air passenger numbers fall sharply in September

Hungarian low-fare airline Wizz Air carried 1,567,836 passengers in September, down a little more than one-third from the number in...

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MÁV carried 1.7 mln passengers on trains to Balaton during summer

State-owned railway company MÁV carried more than 1.7 million passengers on trains to Lake Balaton in the summer season ended...

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Airport Service Budapest begins ground handling services at Ferenc Liszt Intʼl

Domestically owned company Airport Service Budapest (AS) has commenced its activities yesterday at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, providing ground...

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Budapest Airport renovating Runway 2

Budapest Airport has scheduled more runway renovation and maintenance works for the fall, according to Világgazdaság....

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Wizz Air debuts Travel Planning Map

Discount airline Wizz Air has introduced a new Travel Planning Map tool on its website, informing passengers about coronavirus-related travel...

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Transport sector performance plunges in Q2 on pandemic impact

The performance of Hungaryʼs transport sector dropped in the double-digits in the second quarter from the same period a year...

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Budapest Airport to lay off more than 200 people

Operator Budapest Airport says that a headcount reduction in the upcoming months is inevitable, because of the negative effects of...

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Qatar Airways network to expand to more than 90 destinations

Qatar Airwaysʼ global network, which never fell below 30 destinations since the onset of the pandemic, is set to triple...

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Lufthansa Technik Budapest Pilots way Thru COVID Crisis

If the human cost of the COVID-19 pandemic is best illustrated by the now iconic medical face mask, the economic...

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Ferenc Liszt Intʼl cargo volume down 3% y.o.y.

Budapest Airport handled 84,510 tons of air cargo between January-August 2020, only 3.3% less than during the same period of...

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Hungary 1st in EU in proportion of passenger kilometers traveled by bus

While the car was the dominant form of inland transport in all EU Member States in 2018 compared with other...

Wizz Air Luton–Sofia Flight Diverted to Budapest After Bomb Threat

A Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Sofia was diverted to Budapest after receiving a bomb threat during the...

Ryanair Adds 12th Budapest Aircraft and Eight Routes for Winter

Ryanair will base a 12th aircraft in Budapest for its winter 2026 schedule, operating 54 routes, including eight new connections,...

Wizz Air Enters Winter With Fuel Hedges and Record Summer Traffic

Discount airline Wizz Air is preparing for winter with more than EUR 2.2 billion in liquidity and fuel hedges covering...

Lake Balaton Cycling Upgrades to Add Wider Paths and New Bridges

Nearly 20 km of the Lake Balaton cycling circuit will be renovated under two programs financed through EU and domestic...

18,000 Truck Drivers Near Retirement, Hungary Faces Shortage

Europe currently has more than 500,000 unfilled truck‑driver positions, and another 600,000 drivers are expected to reach retirement age in...

Wizz Air Petition to Preserve Belgrade Base Reaches 25,000 Signatures

A petition supporting Wizz Air's Belgrade base and Serbian operations has attracted 25,000 signatures, online economic news publication Világgazdaság reports,...

Wizz Air to Resume 4 Middle East Routes From Budapest

Wizz Air will resume direct flights from Budapest to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah and Amman from Oct. 25, the discount...

BKK Boosts Frequency and Capacity on Several Budapest Routes in September

Budapest public transport operator BKK has introduced more frequent services and higher-capacity vehicles on several routes from September, as the...

Vitézy: Ministry Files Criminal Complaint Over M6 Motorway Concession

Dávid Vitézy, transport and investment minister, said Saturday that his ministry had filed a criminal complaint with the Budapest Prosecution...

Hungarian Transport Minister Announces Plans for Cycle Route Linking Győr and Budapest

Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy has announced plans to create a continuous cycle route linking Győr in northwestern Hungary...

Hungary Weighs New E-Scooter Rules as Accident Numbers Rise

Hungary is considering new rules for e-scooters covering speed limits, minimum age requirements and helmet use as part of consultations...

Budapest’s HÉV Suburban Train Fleet to Be Replaced With 42 New Units by 2030

Hungary will launch a public procurement procedure this year to renew the entire HÉV fleet serving Budapest and its suburbs,...

OMV Suspends Operations at 130 Car Washes in Hungary Indefinitely

OMV Hungária has suspended operations at all of its company-operated car washes for an indefinite period in response to the...

Budapest Launches Renewed MOL Bubi With E-Bikes and Expanded Fleet

The latest generation of Budapest’s MOL Bubi bike-sharing system launched Sunday with a new operator, a new app and a...

Péter Magyar: Hungary Aims to Keep Formula One at Hungaroring

Hungary intends to ensure that the Hungaroring continues to host Formula One races, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said Sunday at...