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Bahart passenger numbers up 10 percent by end of August

Ferries of Lake Balaton ferry company Bahart carried 1.23m passengers by the end the summer, 5pc more than last year, the company said on Thursday.

The number of passengers travelling on Bahart’s boats came to 791,000 by the end of August, up 20pc from a year earlier.

Bahart noted that it had put new ferries and catamarans into service with HUF 6bn in government support.

Online tickets sales, which rose by 30pc over the summer, and purchases at ticket machines accounted for one-fourth of all ticket sales in the summer season.

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