Award winners recognized at the 7th annual aviation awards gala in Budapest

Published on : Saturday, February 8, 2014

Almost two hundred guests from the aviation industry, tour operators, government officials and media representatives attended this year’s traditional Budapest Airport Aviation Gala. This is the symbolic occasion where the airport operator can express its acknowledgement to its partners for their efforts and results achieved in 2013.

Last year, Budapest Airport handled 8.5 million passengers and the airport registered almost 84,000 so-called air traffic movements or ATMs (take-offs and landings), and the average load factor of aircraft was 76.2 %, which showed a 1.8 % improvement compared to 2012. Budapest Airport also handled in excess of 92,000 tons of cargo.

The following awards were presented by Jost Lammers, CEO and Kam Jandu, CCO of Budapest Airport to the category winners:

Winner:   Category:
1. Wizz Air   Best Developing Low Cost Carrier
2. Qatar Airways   Best Developing Network Carrier
3. Norwegian Air Shuttle   Fastest Growing Low Cost Carrier
4. Alitalia   Fastest Growing Network Carrier
5. Finnair   Most Punctual Airline
6. Turkish Airlines   Best Marketing Award
7. Cargolux   Best Performing Cargo Airline
8. TNT   Best Performing Integrator
9. Celebi GH   Best Performing Ground Handler
10. Budavár Tours   Most Active Tour Operator
11. László Bartha, CAA   Special Recognition
12. Maj. István Macsári, Airport Police   Special Recognition

“This is always an outstanding opportunity for us to reach out and recognize the excellent job done by our partners. Without their efforts and performance, the airport would simply not exist so we are very grateful and pleased to see such sterling results in 2013. The outstanding overall results further illustrate why Budapest as a destination and as the capital city of Hungary continues to flourish,” said Jost Lammers, CEO of Budapest Airport. He added: “We highly appreciate the efforts made by our partners, so that at the end, our passengers get better service and feel air travel to be a pleasant and unforgettable experience in Budapest. Everything is in place so that this year we can make a real step forward in passenger traffic to the benefit of Hungarian tourism and the economy overall.”

“I would like to congratulate the winners, as developing aviation is of key importance for the Hungarian economy, high-value job creation and Hungarian tourism,” commented István Komoróczki, state secretary at the Ministry of National Economy. He added: “That is why we consider it important that the development of Budapest Airport should continue, the airport hotel and the planned cargo base should be built. We will support with all available means the efforts aimed at connecting Budapest with the large economic centers of the world with long haul flights.”