• Home
• Channel: Travel
• Passenger Traffic Up 24% YoY at Budapest Airport, Down 9% Compared to Before Covid

Passenger Traffic Up 24% YoY at Budapest Airport, Down 9% Compared to Before Covid

• 23 Aug 2023 8:15 AM
• Hungary Matters

Almost 1.5 million passengers passed through Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc international airport in July, its operator said.

In the January-July period, passenger traffic increased by 24% year on year (YoY), to 8.2 million, 9% below the same period in 2019, the year before the pandemic, according to Budapest Airport.

Fully 14.3 million passengers are expected to use the airport in 2023, 2 million more than in 2022, and pre-pandemic passenger traffic levels are likely to have been restored by the end of 2024, the operator said.

Cargo volume in July rose by 12% year on year, to 16,390 tonnes, while in the January-July period it dropped by 5% to 107,000 tonnes, it added.

• How does this content make you feel?
• I love it
• I like it
• I dislike it

• Passenger Traffic Budapest Airport

XpatLoop Media Partner

Hungary Matters

Launched in January 2014, this newsletter published on week days covers 'everything you need to know about what’s going on in Hungary and beyond', according to its publisher the state media agency MTI.

Explore More Reports

Escape from Budapest to Bali - Part 1. Holiday Heaven: Sun, Sea & Spirituality

• 16 May 2024 5:37 PM

Indonesia’s famed 'Island of the Gods' stakes a serious claim as paradise on earth. Bali’s tropical climate together with its diverse scenery - from lush rice terraces set by volcanic mountains to temples in the ocean and celebrated beaches - all combining to provide an idyllic backdrop to the island's colourful, profoundly spiritual, and vibrant culture.



Escape from Budapest to Bali - Part 2. Seminyak, Lombok & The Gili Islands

• 16 May 2024 5:35 PM

The mere mention of Bali conjures up images of paradise - this famed vacation destination utterly embodies a blissful state-of-mind. Located 8 degrees south of the equator its climate is warm and sunny all year, and it offers diverse holiday experiences to delight travellers of all types. Plus, once there, exotic island-hopping adventures beckon.



Budapest Airport Traffic Up by 20% in 2023

• 1 May 2024 1:14 PM

Passenger traffic at Liszt Ferenc International Airport increased by 20% to 14.6 million in 2023, reaching 91% of the traffic in the record year 2019, the Central Statistical Office said on Monday evening.



Budapest to Get Direct Air Link With Seventh Major Chinese City

• 25 Apr 2024 2:51 PM

A direct flight between Budapest and Shenzhen will start operating in June, bringing the number of major Chinese cities travellers can reach with direct flights from Budapest to seven, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, Péter Szijjártó, said in Beijing.