Budapest Airport continued the seasonal celebrations as its 16-millionth passenger walked by way of its doorways, marking the highest-ever variety of passengers served within the airport’s historical past. Pushed by the dynamic growth of its route community and airline companions, the Hungarian gateway effortlessly reached one other passenger site visitors milestone, witnessing a strong 9% year-on-year site visitors development.

The excellent landmark represents six million extra passengers than in 2015, a rare 63% improve: “It’s fairly one thing to not solely witness the expansion of an airport but in addition to be a part of the event and development,” enthuses Kam Jandu, chief business officer at Budapest Airport.

Budapest stays one of many quickest rising airports in Central and Jap Europe, with 16% extra locations this yr the gateway now gives near 200 routes. Boosting its growth additional, it has added 33 new hyperlinks this yr and 16 already introduced for 2020. Whereas dealing with a million long-haul seats this yr – 100% greater than when in comparison with 2016 – its capital metropolis airport has 12 continuous long-haul routes.