Last week, Budapest Airport revealed that they handled over 1.2m passengers in March 2024.
The Hungarian airport continues to grow at a strong rate, with the Summer 2024 season expected to increase this substantially.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
The Numbers at Budapest Airport…
In their statement, Budapest Airport gave an overview of their numbers for March 2024:
“In March, 1,296,509 passengers used Ferenc Liszt International Airport, 21.7% more than in the same period last year and 10.5% more than in March 2019.”
“This means that Budapest Airport handled more than 3.4 million passengers in the first quarter, exceeding the record year before the pandemic by 10.2%.”
“The impressive increase in passenger numbers is slightly ahead of the company’s forecast that total annual passenger traffic will easily surpass the previous record of 16.2 million by the end of 2024.”
“Budapest Airport handled 23,720 tons of air cargo in March, 40.7% more than in March 2023, exceeding the strongest month ever for cargo, November, when 22,206 tons of cargo was processed at the airport.”
“A total of 61,940 tons of cargo was handled at Budapest Airport in the first quarter of 2024, 39.6% more than in the same period last year.”
“The airport is forecast to handle up to 240 000 tons of cargo by the end of the year, marking another record year”.
New easyJet Service on the Way…
The airport also noted a new service that will be returning.
On August 24, flights from Lyon to the Hungarian airport will resume, but on a year-round basis.
Furthermore, it is understood that these flights will operate on a once-weekly basis.
Such route development, amongst others this year, will contribute to higher numbers from the airport.
Overall…
In conclusion, the airport is performing strongly, with the March numbers showing that.
Looking ahead, all eyes will be on what the April results will look like.
As well as this, it will be interesting to see what the Summer 2024 season will look like overall.
But for now, let’s see how they get on over this crucial and busy period.
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