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Qatar Airways VIP flight opens Hamad Int’l Airport

Hamad International Airport welcomed a celebratory Qatar Airways’ VIP flight last week, upon the airport’s highly anticipated soft opening. The...

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Wizz Air announces timetable, expansion at three airports

Hungary-based budget airline Wizz Air has released its timetable for the winter season today, a schedule which shows that Wizz...

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After Donetsk closure, Wizz Air opens new Riga base

Hungary-based budget airline Wizz Air will open a base in Riga on June 19, with a new Airbus-320 aircraft, according...

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Wizz Air London-to-Budapest flight takes inauspicious title

Despite Hungary-based Wizz Air’s consistent record of success and growth, this week the budget airline received some notoriety it surely...

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Wizz Air to launch Budapest-Kutaisi flight

Hungary-based budget airline Wizz Air will launch a scheduled direct flight between Budapest and Kutaisi, the second-largest city in Georgia,...

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Wizz Air CEO: Ten aircraft could be added annually

Budget-fare airline Wizz Air could add 8-10 new aircraft to its fleet each year, CEO József Váradi said at a...

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Wizz Air announces flights to Donetsk for 2014

Hungary-based budget-fare airline Wizz Air has reported its launching of a twice-weekly flight to Donetsk, Ukraine, beginning on April 30,...

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New European Union flight mode: On

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: Time flies swiftly when working – especially when on a deadline. However, it...

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Sólyom Airways unable to reach investor agreement, pay employees

Sólyom Airways has informed the company's 73 employees that it will not be able to pay their September salaries after...

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Wizz Air CEO: “No reasonable chance” for Sólyom success

In announcing an augmentation to Wizz Air’s steadily busier fleet, CEO József Váradi yesterday took time to offer a brief...

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Wizz Air: No launch of flights to Hurghada

Days after the Hungarian Foreign Ministry advised Hungarians vacationing in Egypt to return home, Wizz Air officials announced the cancellation...

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Analysts: Sólyom heading for “huge crash” in 2017

New Budapest-based airline Sólyom Hungarian Airways has made another step toward beginning flights on the targeted date of August 18,...

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...