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Hungrail: Rail Freight Business Model No Longer Sustainable

Hungary's rail freight transport business model has become unsustainable, with toll revenues failing to cover costs, falling volumes, worsening capacity...

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MÁV Starts HUF 15 bln Station Renovation Program

MÁV is starting a HUF 15 billion station renovation program, financed by its own funds and money from the Hungarian...

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Waberer’s Year-on-Year Earnings Jump Significantly in Q2

Second-quarter net income of listed hauler Waberer's reached approximately EUR 12.2 million, climbing from EUR 4.8 mln in the base...

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GVH Launches Probe Into Ryanair Over Suspected Misleading Practices

The Competition Office (GVH) has opened competition supervision proceedings against Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair on suspicion of unfair commercial practices...

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American Airlines to Operate Budapest-Philadelphia Direct Flight

American Airlines will operate a daily direct flight between Budapest and Philadelphia from May 2026, National Economy Minister Marton Nagy...

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Wizz Air Passenger Numbers up 6.8% in July, Load Factor Dips

Wizz Air carried 6.35 million passengers in July 2025, marking a 6.8% year-on-yeary increase, the discount airline said in a...

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Waberer’s and Budapest Airport Partner to Boost Domestic Air Cargo Development

Waberer’s International Nyrt. and Budapest Airport Zrt. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at driving dynamic growth in...

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MÁV to Spend Over HUF 4 bln on Keleti Renovation

The renovation of the Keleti railway station cannot be delayed any longer, the time has come, we will begin the...

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Wizz Air Marks Milestone With More Than 1,000 Daily Flights

Wizz Air announced that it has reached a significant milestone in its effort to revolutionize air travel, now operating more...

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Travel Time Between Budapest and Ferenc Liszt Int’l to Increase Due to M4 Renovation

Between July 7-24, Hungarian Concession Infrastructure Development Zrt. will carry out scheduled refurbishment works on the Vecsés junction section of...

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Lightning Hits Wizz Air Flight, Forces Emergency Landing in Warsaw

A Wizz Air flight from Budapest to Stockholm was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Warsaw early Friday morning...

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7,000 Businesses Apply for Subsidies to Buy Electric Vehicles

Some 7,000 business have applied for subsidies in a HUF 30 billion scheme to support purchases of electric vehicles, the...

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Magyar Posta Achieves HUF 5 bln Pre-tax Profit in 2024

State-owned postal company Magyar Posta had an approximately HUF 5.2 billion pre-tax profit in 2024, the company told Hungarian news...

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Government Decides on Airport Rail Link

At a press comference held today, National Economy Minister Márton Nagy announced a government decision to build a EUR 1...

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BP Public Transport to Halt for 10 Minutes on Friday in Protest Over City’s Financial Struggles

Public transportation in the Hungarian capital will come to a standstill for 10 minutes this Friday, from 11:50 a.m. to...

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...