Budapest Airport starts maintenance work on 2nd runway
Renovation work on the second runway of Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport will start on Monday, and will be carried out by Budapest Airport in a single phase.
Government mulling another extension of repayment moratorium
Hungary's government could consider a second, targeted extension of a moratorium on loan repayments, depending on circumstances in the spring, Marton Nagy, an advisor to the prime minister, said in Friday's issue of daily Magyar Nemzet.

Budapest Airport projects 80-90 percent decline in passenger numbers in autumn, winter
Passenger numbers plunged by more than 90 percent in the first two weeks of September at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport compared to the same period of last year and a similar decline is expected for the autumn and winter months, Budapest Airport's communications ...
Budapest-Shenzhen air freight service launched
The first Cargolux freight plane arrived in Budapest from Shenzhen on Friday, to be followed by a weekly flight in future, Budapest Airport told MTI.
AmCham Hungary, HIPA sign partnership agreement
The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) is supporting the BSS Hungary (Business Services Sector Hungary) initiative launched by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) with 24 representatives of the business services sector to promote the industry in Hungary, HIPA and AmCham said in a ...

Record-breaking plans halted by pandemic
Budapest Airport expects 5.5 million passengers this year
Due to the flight cancelations and drop in passenger traffic expected during the remaining months of this year, Budapest Airport has recalculated its annual forecast issued 3 months ago. According to the new projection, the annual passenger number will be no more than 5.5 ...

Boat with hydrogen fuel cells unveiled at Balaton Boat Show
The first boat with hydrogen fuel cells and developed by Hungarians was showcased at the Balaton Boat Show in Balatonkenese on Friday.

Airport spends more than 100 million euros for development over 12 months
New pier, automated check-in await travellers
The last twelve months were decisive in the life of Budapest Airport, as the company completed several large-scale development projects and background developments which have made travel by air faster and more convenient, maintaining the high level of safety and security, further strengthening the ...

Coronavirus leaves bad taste in mouths of gum manufacturers
Nail-chewing times are here
COVID-19 has battered countries, communities and corporations big and small. One perhaps unexpected casualty is chewing gum, a product with a 5000-year history and which has just celebrated half a century since the first full year of Hungarian production in 1970.

Budapest spa operator projects revenue to drop by 60 percent or more this year
Baths under constant crisis management
Revenue of Budapest spa operator BGYH could drop by 60 percent to 8-9 billion forints (EUR 26m) this year even under an optimistic scenario that there will be no second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, the recently appointed CEO of BGYH told business daily ...