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Bomb Found On Coach In Hungary May Have Been Planted By ISIS
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Bulgarian sources have claimed that a powerful bomb found on a long-distance coach at the Annahegy motorway rest stop in the Hungarian town of Törökbálint may have been planted by ISIS or another Middle Eastern terrorist group. The pipe bomb was planted on Omega Group’s bus heading from Prague to the Bulgarian city of Varna by a Czech or Slovak citizen, according to the carrier’s director ...
Budapest Airport Reports Record Traffic
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest Airport registered an annual 10.8% increase in traffic last month, with 840,486 passengers arriving and departing from the facility, an all-time high for the month of April. The rise in traffic was twice that of the EU average. In the first four months, passenger traffic increased 12.1% year-on-year, while airlines reported average seat occupancy of 78.8%.
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Happy Uber Getting Tax Probe
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The taxi drivers’ union welcomed that the tax office had launched an investigation into the ridesharing company Uber for providing taxi services without a licence. Zoltán Metál, the head of the National Association of Taxi Drivers (OTSZ), told public news channel M1 on Saturday that Uber is “not helping” the taxi driver profession, passenger services or Hungary’s reputation.
Hungary Developing Nationwide E-Ticket System For Trains, Buses
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Train and bus passengers will soon be able to buy e-tickets for combined journeys throughout the country, the chief of the state company in charge of developing the new system said. The National Mobile Payment Company is developing a unified passenger information and electronic ticket system for multimodal public transport all around the country, Mihály Veres, the company’s chief executive, said.
German Rail Strike Affects Hungary's MÁV
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Today’s German rail strike will affect some trains passing through, departing from or arriving in Hungary, state railway company MÁV announced on Tuesday. The strike, scheduled from 2 a.m. Wednesday until 9 p.m. Thursday, affects trains running from Budapest through Prague to Berlin and Hamburg.
Record First Quarter For Budapest Airport
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A record of almost two million passengers departed from Budapest Airport’s terminals in the first three months of the year, with London being the most popular destination. The increase of traffic had accelerated at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport despite January, February and March traditionally being the weakest months of the year.
Xpat Opinion: Uber Frustrated Taxi Drivers In Budapest
- 26 Mar 2015 1:35 AM
- getting around
Uber is a ridesharing service that recently showed up in Hungary. Taxi companies are understandably frustrated and Uber further provokes them with tiny things like free weekends. Not so long ago, Hungary’s taxi fares have been unified regardless of which company you choose.
WizzAir Discontinues Budapest-Baku Direct Flight
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
Budget airline WizzAir has decided against relaunching its Budapest-Baku flight from 29 March, the carrier told the state news agency MTI on Wednesday. WizzAir claims that the flights are to be discontinued because the Azerbaijani capital’s airport failed to observe the agreement it concluded with the carrier on airport fees and costs.
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular Is 145 Years Old
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The development of the line took place between 1868 and 1870. The complete track was 95 meters long and the elevation between the bottom and top stations reached 50 meters. The idea of building the Sikló was initiated by count Széchenyi Ödön, who had seen a similar construction in Lyon. He thought that on the hillside of the Castle a steam-powered and rope-towed railway could make the transport ...
Bomb Found On Coach In Hungary May Have Been Planted By ISIS
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Bulgarian sources have claimed that a powerful bomb found on a long-distance coach at the Annahegy motorway rest stop in the Hungarian town of Törökbálint may have been planted by ISIS or another Middle Eastern terrorist group. The pipe bomb was planted on Omega Group’s bus heading from Prague to the Bulgarian city of Varna by a Czech or Slovak citizen, according to the carrier’s director ...
Budapest Airport Reports Record Traffic
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest Airport registered an annual 10.8% increase in traffic last month, with 840,486 passengers arriving and departing from the facility, an all-time high for the month of April. The rise in traffic was twice that of the EU average. In the first four months, passenger traffic increased 12.1% year-on-year, while airlines reported average seat occupancy of 78.8%.
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Happy Uber Getting Tax Probe
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The taxi drivers’ union welcomed that the tax office had launched an investigation into the ridesharing company Uber for providing taxi services without a licence. Zoltán Metál, the head of the National Association of Taxi Drivers (OTSZ), told public news channel M1 on Saturday that Uber is “not helping” the taxi driver profession, passenger services or Hungary’s reputation.
Hungary Developing Nationwide E-Ticket System For Trains, Buses
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Train and bus passengers will soon be able to buy e-tickets for combined journeys throughout the country, the chief of the state company in charge of developing the new system said. The National Mobile Payment Company is developing a unified passenger information and electronic ticket system for multimodal public transport all around the country, Mihály Veres, the company’s chief executive, said.
German Rail Strike Affects Hungary's MÁV
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Today’s German rail strike will affect some trains passing through, departing from or arriving in Hungary, state railway company MÁV announced on Tuesday. The strike, scheduled from 2 a.m. Wednesday until 9 p.m. Thursday, affects trains running from Budapest through Prague to Berlin and Hamburg.
Record First Quarter For Budapest Airport
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A record of almost two million passengers departed from Budapest Airport’s terminals in the first three months of the year, with London being the most popular destination. The increase of traffic had accelerated at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport despite January, February and March traditionally being the weakest months of the year.
Xpat Opinion: Uber Frustrated Taxi Drivers In Budapest
- 26 Mar 2015 1:35 AM
- getting around
Uber is a ridesharing service that recently showed up in Hungary. Taxi companies are understandably frustrated and Uber further provokes them with tiny things like free weekends. Not so long ago, Hungary’s taxi fares have been unified regardless of which company you choose.
WizzAir Discontinues Budapest-Baku Direct Flight
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
Budget airline WizzAir has decided against relaunching its Budapest-Baku flight from 29 March, the carrier told the state news agency MTI on Wednesday. WizzAir claims that the flights are to be discontinued because the Azerbaijani capital’s airport failed to observe the agreement it concluded with the carrier on airport fees and costs.
Budapest Castle Hill Funicular Is 145 Years Old
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The development of the line took place between 1868 and 1870. The complete track was 95 meters long and the elevation between the bottom and top stations reached 50 meters. The idea of building the Sikló was initiated by count Széchenyi Ödön, who had seen a similar construction in Lyon. He thought that on the hillside of the Castle a steam-powered and rope-towed railway could make the transport ...