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Nyugati Station Closing For Renovations
- 18 Jun 2015 2:50 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s Nyugati train station will close from next Monday, June 22 until midnight July 5 for maintenance and renovation works. The Ft 290 million renovation project is meant to considerably improve the standards of services offered by the station as well as that of the train transport. Some 60,000-70,000 passengers pass through the station every day.
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Protest Against Illegal Transport Services
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers held a demonstration in Budapest to demand government action against illegal transport service companies. The protesters, who arrived in an estimated 300 cars, blocked a street section near Parliament and called on the government to pass legislation to “complete the legal background” to taxi services.
Widen Your World, With Turkish Airlines
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
"We're for the Culturally Curious, who like us, are never satisfied, with the same old places and the same old routine and who celebrate what happens when different things come together to create the unexpected. Because we both know traveling this great big world is the first step toward changing it.
So, whenever you're ready to seek that new opportunity, challenge a belief from a new ...
Storm Floods Homes, Halts Trains In Budapest
- 11 Jun 2015 11:35 AM
- current affairs
Budapest authorities received more than 100 reports of damage and calls for help as a result of the intense hailstorm that struck the city late Tuesday afternoon. Spokesman Máté Kisdi said that in most cases disaster response personnel had to provide assistance because of flooded underpasses and cellars. Fire-fighters had to save a car from one metre of water on Péterhegyi út in the 11th District.
First Of Budapest’s New Trolley Bus Fleet Arrives To The Capital
- 10 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) has published images of the first Solaris-Skoda trolley bus that has arrived to the capital, which will be followed by a fleet of further 20 single-unit and 16 articulated vehicles to serve District XIV and the city centre. The increased number of low-floor vehicles is meant to improve accessibility on the routes, BKK writes.
Spanish Carrier Iberia Launches Budapest-Madrid Direct Flight
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The Spanish carrier Iberia has launched its direct Madrid-Budapest flight on Tuesday morning, with the first flight’s 95 passengers being greeted at the airport by Hungary’s ambassador to the Spanish capital. The new flight will operate between 2 June until the end of October twice a week, with two flights serving the route on Tuesdays and Thursdays but none on Mondays and Fridays.
Budapest Zoo Orders Safety Measures After Rollercoaster Breaks Loose
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The director of the Budapest Zoo and Bothanical Gardens has ordered a string of safety measures concerning the operation of the historic rollercoaster on the zoo’s grounds after a train broke loose with passengers on board on Saturday. An inquest has since found that the train, which started on the loop without the operator responsible for braking on board, is safe. Nobody was hurt in the ...
Hungarian Tax Office Finds & Fines Uber Drivers
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
All drivers of the community taxi service company Uber that were checked by tax officials in a recent survey had violated the rules, the Economy Ministry announced on Friday. Tax officials fined every one of the drivers they checked at the behest of the ministry.
Suspicious Parcel On Bulgarian Bus Near Budapest Not Linked To Terrorist Org
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The suspicious parcel found on a Bulgarian bus near Budapest last Saturday— reportedly an explosive device—cannot be linked to any terrorist organisation, Hungary’s counter terrorism force TEK said. “The information available to date has not raised the suspicion of an ideologically or political motivated act of terrorism. The act cannot be linked to any terrorist organisation or religious ...
Nyugati Station Closing For Renovations
- 18 Jun 2015 2:50 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s Nyugati train station will close from next Monday, June 22 until midnight July 5 for maintenance and renovation works. The Ft 290 million renovation project is meant to considerably improve the standards of services offered by the station as well as that of the train transport. Some 60,000-70,000 passengers pass through the station every day.
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Protest Against Illegal Transport Services
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers held a demonstration in Budapest to demand government action against illegal transport service companies. The protesters, who arrived in an estimated 300 cars, blocked a street section near Parliament and called on the government to pass legislation to “complete the legal background” to taxi services.
Widen Your World, With Turkish Airlines
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
"We're for the Culturally Curious, who like us, are never satisfied, with the same old places and the same old routine and who celebrate what happens when different things come together to create the unexpected. Because we both know traveling this great big world is the first step toward changing it.
So, whenever you're ready to seek that new opportunity, challenge a belief from a new ...
Storm Floods Homes, Halts Trains In Budapest
- 11 Jun 2015 11:35 AM
- current affairs
Budapest authorities received more than 100 reports of damage and calls for help as a result of the intense hailstorm that struck the city late Tuesday afternoon. Spokesman Máté Kisdi said that in most cases disaster response personnel had to provide assistance because of flooded underpasses and cellars. Fire-fighters had to save a car from one metre of water on Péterhegyi út in the 11th District.
First Of Budapest’s New Trolley Bus Fleet Arrives To The Capital
- 10 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) has published images of the first Solaris-Skoda trolley bus that has arrived to the capital, which will be followed by a fleet of further 20 single-unit and 16 articulated vehicles to serve District XIV and the city centre. The increased number of low-floor vehicles is meant to improve accessibility on the routes, BKK writes.
Spanish Carrier Iberia Launches Budapest-Madrid Direct Flight
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The Spanish carrier Iberia has launched its direct Madrid-Budapest flight on Tuesday morning, with the first flight’s 95 passengers being greeted at the airport by Hungary’s ambassador to the Spanish capital. The new flight will operate between 2 June until the end of October twice a week, with two flights serving the route on Tuesdays and Thursdays but none on Mondays and Fridays.
Budapest Zoo Orders Safety Measures After Rollercoaster Breaks Loose
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The director of the Budapest Zoo and Bothanical Gardens has ordered a string of safety measures concerning the operation of the historic rollercoaster on the zoo’s grounds after a train broke loose with passengers on board on Saturday. An inquest has since found that the train, which started on the loop without the operator responsible for braking on board, is safe. Nobody was hurt in the ...
Hungarian Tax Office Finds & Fines Uber Drivers
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
All drivers of the community taxi service company Uber that were checked by tax officials in a recent survey had violated the rules, the Economy Ministry announced on Friday. Tax officials fined every one of the drivers they checked at the behest of the ministry.
Suspicious Parcel On Bulgarian Bus Near Budapest Not Linked To Terrorist Org
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The suspicious parcel found on a Bulgarian bus near Budapest last Saturday— reportedly an explosive device—cannot be linked to any terrorist organisation, Hungary’s counter terrorism force TEK said. “The information available to date has not raised the suspicion of an ideologically or political motivated act of terrorism. The act cannot be linked to any terrorist organisation or religious ...