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  Record summer expected at Ferenc Liszt Airport

  

  Last year passenger traffic at Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest reached a record number of 13.1 million. According to forecasts, the airport can expect to record over 14.5 mln passengers by the end of this year, business news portal portfolio.hu reports.

   Fri, July 13, 2018, 10:06

  • ferenc liszt airport
  • budapest
  • travel
  • airline
  • summer
  • passenger
• Business

  Wizz Air net profit up 22%

  

  Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Airʼs net profit rose 22% to EUR 275 million in the business year ending March 31, 2018, a financial report published on the companyʼs website shows. Revenues rose 24% to EUR 1.9 billion.

   Thu, May 24, 2018, 12:04

  • wizz air
  • earnings
  • profit
  • airline
  • low-cost
• Budapest

  AA launches direct Budapest-Philadelphia flight

  

  Hot in the wake of the reestablishment of direct air connections from Budapest to the United States last week through Polish airline LOT, American Airlines launched a direct flight between Philadelphia and Budapest late Friday, local time.          

   Mon, May 7, 2018, 11:50

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  • philadelphia
• Business

  LOT revives direct Budapest-New York route

  

  Polish airline LOT on Thursday launched a direct flight between Budapest and New York City, re-establishing a direct connection to the United States absent for seven years. LOT will operate the flight between Budapestʼs Liszt Ferenc International Airport and JFK in New York four times a week, all year round.        

   Fri, May 4, 2018, 11:27

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  • airline
  • flight
  • poland
  • krakow
  • new york
  • transatlantic
• Business

  Wizz Air starts ambitious expansion program

  

  Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air started "the biggest operational ramp-up across its network" yesterday, according to a statement released by the company.  In the upcoming months, a total of 21 aircraft will be allocated to its European bases.

   Wed, Mar. 14, 2018, 08:00

  • wizz air
  • budget
  • airline
  • airbus
  • expansion
• Business

  Wizz Air H1 revenues up almost 25%

  

  Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Airʼs revenues rose 24.8% year-on-year to EUR 1.149 billion in the first half of its business year, an IFRS earnings report released on Wednesday shows, according to state news agency MTI. 

   Wed, Nov. 8, 2017, 12:34

  • wizz air
  • revenue
  • profit
  • h1
  • low-cost
  • airline
• Business

  Wizz Air begins recruitment of 1,300 new staff

  

  Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced its biggest ever recruitment drive, which sees the company aiming to create an additional direct 1,300 jobs in the coming year, according to a report by business news portal vg.hu.

   Thu, Sept. 28, 2017, 11:20

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  • recruitment
  • low-cost
  • airline
  • pilot
  • cabin crew
• Business

  American Airlines to begin direct flights from Budapest to Philadelphia

  

  American Airlines will begin operating direct weekly flights between Budapestʼs Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) from May 4, 2018, according to a press release sent to the BBJ today. 

   Thu, Aug. 17, 2017, 06:52

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  • philadelphia
  • budapest
  • flight
  • Ferenc Liszt International Airport
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  Qatar waives entry visa requirements for citizens of 80 countries

  

  Qatar is considering further enhancements to visa policy, including waivers for holders of visa/residence permits for GCC and Schengen countries, including Hungary, as well as the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, according to a press release published by Qatar Airways and forwarded to the BBJ.

   Fri, Aug. 11, 2017, 12:59

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  • visa
  • entry
  • requirement
• Whosnews

  Wizz Air welcomes new deputy CEO

  

  Stephen Jones has been appointed executive vice president and deputy CEO at Hungary’s low fare airline Wizz Air, taking effect from of the second half of the year, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

   Thu, July 20, 2017, 09:35

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  • deputy ceo
  • low fare
  • airline