Budapest Airport is further and further away from the pre-epidemic rush hour
The Budapest airport closed with a minimal weakening in September, reports MTI. In July and August, there was an 81 percent and 80 percent recovery compared to the months of 2019, respectively, in September this recovery rate decreased to 78 percent of the September 2019 level.
1,185,462 departing and interested passengers visited Liszt Ferenc International Airport in September, so by the end of September, more than nine million passengers had received and departed at the Budapest airport this year, almost 265 more than in the first nine months of 2021.
According to the information, they show a minimal, 4.1 percent decrease in cargo volume compared to September 2021. The 143,716 tons of air traffic registered in the month of September and January was 7.8 more than in the same period last year.
In its announcement, Budapest Airport explains that the expansion of the cargo area connected to the center began in September, and the capacity increase of the handling building also began in October. Budapest Airport will establish warehouses on an additional 6,500 square meters, offices on 2,000 square meters, as well as a work area suitable for receiving live animals and other service rooms.
The expansion, in particular, increases the airport’s cargo capacity from 250,000 tons to 300,000 tons per year, so that Hungary continues to play a leading role in the East-Central European region, a fundamental competitive advantage for all players in the Hungarian economy.