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Budapest Public Transport To Pilot E-Tickets From December 2015
- 28 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- getting around
The gradual introduction of electronic ticketing starts in December this year with over 1,500 employees of the Budapest transport centre (BKK) to receive an electronic card at the start of the month, business daily Világgazdaság said. People over 65 will receive e-tickets next, to be followed by annual pass holders and Budapest pass holders.
Budapest Public Transport: "In Public Transport Community Matters"
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
It is of paramount importance that passengers pay attention to each other, especially to disabled passengers with special needs also when using public transport services. BKK’s new campaign, which is symbolised by a teddy bear is targeting this objective. BKK made a cooperative agreement with the National Council of Disabled Persons’ Organisations and launched the campaign based on this ...
Lufthansa Cancels Most Budapest Flights Because Of Strike
- 12 Nov 2015 8:01 AM
- travel
German airline company Lufthansa cancelled all of its Wednesday flights between Budapest and Frankfurt as well as several of its Munich flights because of a strike by cabin crew. The departure and arrival information system of Liszt Ferenc International Airport showed all of Lufthansa’s Budapest flights had been cancelled on Wednesday, with the exception of its morning and evening Munich flights.
Budapest Airport Suffers IT Failure
- 11 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
An IT system failure at Liszt Ferenc Budapest International Airport early Tuesday morning left some 2,700 passengers stranded as 15 outgoing flights were delayed. Arriving flights were not affected, as the problem was with the software for checking in passengers and luggage. The problem was resolved by 10 a.m. Many passengers had to depart without their luggage, which was to be sent on later ...
Budapest Airport Departures Resume
- 10 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
After several hours of halted service due to an IT infrastructure failure this morning, departures at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport have resumed and the airportʼs operation “is getting back to normal” as passenger and baggage check-ins have been restored, operator Budapest Airport announced on its Facebook page at 8:38 this morning.
Budapest Mayor Asks PM For Money For BKV
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós has written to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complaining that if the state does not help Budapest in funding the operations of public transport company BKV, then the cost to passengers will have to be raised five-fold. Tarlós raised the possibility of introducing a registration fee for children and pensioners, who travel free of charge.
Cogwheel Could Go To Széll Kálmán Tér In Budapest
- 3 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The 12th District council and the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) agreed on Monday to upgrade and extend the cogwheel rail line from its current terminus at the Szent János hospital to Széll Kálmán tér. BKK strategy and innovation director Zoltán Nyúl said plans are being drawn up to extend the cogwheel line, which carries passengers up to the hills of Buda, to Széll Kálmán tér beginning in 2017 ...
Emirates Plane Makes Unscheduled Stop In Budapest After Medical Emergency
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An Emirates plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Budapest after one of the passengers suddenly became unwell, aviation news portal Airportal.hu reported. The Boeing 777 aircraft was flying from Birmingham to Dubai when it diverted to Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport after an elderly passenger complained of feeling unwell, the portal said. The plane was flying over ...
Hungary’s Border Closed At Röszke-Horgos For 30 Days
- 17 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Minister of Interior ordered a partial border closure at the Röszke-Horgos motorway border crossing station and at the Röszke-Horgos express road border crossing station for a period of 30 days as of 0.00 hours on 17 September 2015 in the interest of the protection of public security.
Budapest Public Transport To Pilot E-Tickets From December 2015
- 28 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- getting around
The gradual introduction of electronic ticketing starts in December this year with over 1,500 employees of the Budapest transport centre (BKK) to receive an electronic card at the start of the month, business daily Világgazdaság said. People over 65 will receive e-tickets next, to be followed by annual pass holders and Budapest pass holders.
Budapest Public Transport: "In Public Transport Community Matters"
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
It is of paramount importance that passengers pay attention to each other, especially to disabled passengers with special needs also when using public transport services. BKK’s new campaign, which is symbolised by a teddy bear is targeting this objective. BKK made a cooperative agreement with the National Council of Disabled Persons’ Organisations and launched the campaign based on this ...
Lufthansa Cancels Most Budapest Flights Because Of Strike
- 12 Nov 2015 8:01 AM
- travel
German airline company Lufthansa cancelled all of its Wednesday flights between Budapest and Frankfurt as well as several of its Munich flights because of a strike by cabin crew. The departure and arrival information system of Liszt Ferenc International Airport showed all of Lufthansa’s Budapest flights had been cancelled on Wednesday, with the exception of its morning and evening Munich flights.
Budapest Airport Suffers IT Failure
- 11 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- travel
An IT system failure at Liszt Ferenc Budapest International Airport early Tuesday morning left some 2,700 passengers stranded as 15 outgoing flights were delayed. Arriving flights were not affected, as the problem was with the software for checking in passengers and luggage. The problem was resolved by 10 a.m. Many passengers had to depart without their luggage, which was to be sent on later ...
Budapest Airport Departures Resume
- 10 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
After several hours of halted service due to an IT infrastructure failure this morning, departures at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport have resumed and the airportʼs operation “is getting back to normal” as passenger and baggage check-ins have been restored, operator Budapest Airport announced on its Facebook page at 8:38 this morning.
Budapest Mayor Asks PM For Money For BKV
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós has written to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complaining that if the state does not help Budapest in funding the operations of public transport company BKV, then the cost to passengers will have to be raised five-fold. Tarlós raised the possibility of introducing a registration fee for children and pensioners, who travel free of charge.
Cogwheel Could Go To Széll Kálmán Tér In Budapest
- 3 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The 12th District council and the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) agreed on Monday to upgrade and extend the cogwheel rail line from its current terminus at the Szent János hospital to Széll Kálmán tér. BKK strategy and innovation director Zoltán Nyúl said plans are being drawn up to extend the cogwheel line, which carries passengers up to the hills of Buda, to Széll Kálmán tér beginning in 2017 ...
Emirates Plane Makes Unscheduled Stop In Budapest After Medical Emergency
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An Emirates plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Budapest after one of the passengers suddenly became unwell, aviation news portal Airportal.hu reported. The Boeing 777 aircraft was flying from Birmingham to Dubai when it diverted to Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport after an elderly passenger complained of feeling unwell, the portal said. The plane was flying over ...
Hungary’s Border Closed At Röszke-Horgos For 30 Days
- 17 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Minister of Interior ordered a partial border closure at the Röszke-Horgos motorway border crossing station and at the Röszke-Horgos express road border crossing station for a period of 30 days as of 0.00 hours on 17 September 2015 in the interest of the protection of public security.