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NewsChina Cargo adds new service to Budapest
Source: Budapest Airport/Baranyi RobertChina Cargo Airlines has launched a new service to Budapest Airport that the eastern European hub hopes will support trade with China.The new Shanghai Pudong (PVG)-Budapest service is operated by a Boeing 777 freighter three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.It is the first time ...
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NewsMenzies extends Budapest Airport cargo services
Photo: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation has joined forces with Airport Services Budapest Zrt. (AS Budapest) to extend its ground handling, cargo and lounge services at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) in Hungary.AS Budapest is the ground handling company for several major airlines at Hungary’s largest commercial airport.As part of the ...
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Budapest Airport gets new owners
Hungary's Budapest Airport, which has been investing heavily in cargo infrastructure over recent years, has a new owner.Yesterday, AviAlliance and the co-shareholders of Budapest Airport agreed to sell the airport to a consortium consisting of the Hungarian state-owned Corvinus and French co-investor Vinci Airports.The value of the transaction is €3.1bn ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: Budapest Airport prepares to break more cargo records in 2024
Air cargo is typically an industry where the key to success is long-term sustainable development. It is no coincidence that Budapest Airport (BUD) is attracting the attention of the logistics industry, as 10 years ago, it was still taking its first steps in the cargo business, but now, it can ...
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NewsKale supports digital operations at Budapest Airport
Pictured (left front) René Droese, deputy CEO, and chief development officer, BUD (centre front) Vineet Malhotra, co-founder, and director, Kale Logistics Solutions signing the deal. Photo: Kale LogisticsKale Logistics Solutions (Kale) is collaborating with Budapest Airport (BUD) to implement its Airport Cargo Community System (ACS).The partnership between Kale Info Solutions ...
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NewsMenzies expands cargo facility at Budapest Airport
Source: Budapest AirportMenzies Aviation has expanded its cargo handling terminal at Budapest Airport’s (BUD) Cargo City as it looks to meet growing volumes.The expansion will increase Menzies’ cargo capacity at the airport from 49,000 tons to 85,000 tons per year.The upgrades include a 3,000 sq m warehouse expansion, a 1,500 ...
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NewsBudapest Airport completes cargo apron extension
Work has been completed on an extension to the apron at Budapest Airport's Cargo City as it looks to cater for growing cargo demand.The project, which is part of its BUD Cargo City development, cost around €10m and will double the dedicated cargo apron.It will enable the airport to handle ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: BUD Cargo City is growing
Budapest Airport, in Hungary, has always been dedicated to providing exceptional air cargo services and strives to improve continuously.The airport's professional cargo work has been recognized by several awards, including the Cargo Hub of the Year 2021 at the Air Cargo News Awards, and the airport never stops evolving: the ...
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NewsBudapest invests in further expansion of cargo area
Source: Budapest AirportBudapest Airport is continuing to develop its Cargo City area with the addition of new cargo areas.The airport, which recently won the Cargo Hub of the Year prize at the Air Cargo News Awards, will extend its cargo area with a further 2,000 sq m of office space ...
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NewsAutomotive demand drives K+N's new Budapest charter flight
Source: Budapest AirportKuehne+Nagel has launched a new charter route between Hong Kong International and Budapest Airport as it looks to capitalise on high-tech and automotive demand.The service will operate on a weekly basis utilising a Boeing B747-8F aircraft with a capacity of more than 100 tonnes per flight. After stopping ...
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Menzies expands LOT Polish Airlines partnership
Menzies Aviation has expanded its ground and air cargo services partnership with LOT Polish Airlines across Europe and North America.The five-year contract covers 12 airports across the airline’s global network, including key hubs at Chicago and Budapest.Ground handler Menzies will be providing air cargo services at Toronto Pearson International Airport ...
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NewsBudapest Airport’s air cargo up 36%
Photo: Budapest AirportBudapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport processed a total of 183,362 tons of air cargo in 2021, up 36% from 2020.The airport said this was achieved with just 4.8% growth in the number of cargo flights, thanks to a renewed increase in belly cargo traffic and better utilisation of ...
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NewsFreighter strengthens Hungary to China trade
The Hungarian Government's A330-200 full freighter has started operations between Budapest Airport in Hungary and Zhengzhou Airport in China. Photo: Budapest AirportThe Hungarian Government’s new freighter has started commercial operations between Hungary and China.Acquired from Qatar Airways in 2020, the A330-200 full freighter aircraft is being operated by low-cost Hungary-headquartered ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: Budapest Airport takes aim at cargo
Budapest Airport's René Droese, chief airport development officer, and József Kossuth, head of cargo outline how the airport is aiming to grow its cargo business in the coming years.How is Budapest Airport’s (BUD) cargo business currently performing?After the steady cargo traffic development at BUD in the last five years as ...
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NewsBUD achieves record cargo volumes in H1 2021
Image source: BUDBudapest Airport (BUD) has achieved record cargo volumes in the half of 2021.From January to June this year, the hub handled 86,798 tonnes cargo — a 36% year-on-year increase on the same period in 2020.BUD also noted that from June 2020 to June 2021, its Cargo City handled ...
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NewsBudapest Airport aims for China cargo with dedicated facilities
Budapest Airport - Zhengzhou Exclusive Oversea Terminal. Photo: Budapest Airport/Robert BaranyiBudapest Airport (BUD) has dedicated an air cargo facility to cargo from China as part of efforts to become a central European distribution hub for traffic from the country.The airport explained that as part of a development project with Zhengzhou ...
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NewsRecord cargo volumes for Budapest in November
Photo Budapest Airport Róbert BaranyiBudapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled record cargo volumes in November following investment in its BUD Cargo City.Cargo traffic in November was was up by 6.3% year on year to 13,864 tons — a monthly record. Meanwhile, the volume of goods handled over the first 11 ...
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BUD welcomes Suparna freighter with medical supplies from China
A Boeing 747F charter flight by Chinese carrier Suparna Airlines transported nearly 70 tons of protective medical equipment from China to Budapest airport (BUD) in Hungary.The shipment included more than 3m face masks, 100 000 coronavirus tests and 86 medical ventilators from China.The aircraft was welcomed on arrival by Hungarian ...
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NewsBUD welcomes twice a week Seoul B777 freighter
Budapest Airport has welcomed the first direct Seoul-Budapest cargo flight with the arrival of a Korean Air Boeing 777 freighter at the new BUD Cargo City logistics base.The twice a week freighter service to Hungary will have a Seoul-Budapest-Frankfurt-Seoul rotation.The carrier will also launch a passenger flight to the South ...
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NewsBUD Cargo City opens for business
From left to right: Csaba Szlahó, mayor of Vecsés; Szűcs Lajos, member of the National Assembly of Hungary; Levente Magyar, parliamentary under secretary of state; Rolf Schnitzler, chief executive, Budapest Airport; Gerhard Schroeder, chairman, Budapest Airport; Steven Polmans, chairman, TIACA; and René Droese, chief property and cargo officer, Budapest AirportBUD ...