Hungary: Budapest Airport opens new pier

Budapest Airport has opened its new Pier B project, part of the BUD 2020 development program for the Hungarian capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport. The pier, adjoining Terminal 2B, is 225m long and will add more than 10,000 sq m of space to the current terminal. It has 10 airbridges and its infrastructure will allow three widebody aircraft to be served simultaneously. Inaugurated Sept. 13, the facility opens as the airport expects to process 15 million passengers by year-end, around 15% more passengers than in 2017. “This is one of the main reasons for building this new pier,” Budapest Airport CEO Jost Lammers said. “We are supporting widebody operations to North America with [Dallas/Fort Worth-based] American Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines and Air Canada rouge, while also having regular services from Emirates, Qatar Airways and Air China to the Middle East and Asia. We have never had so many long-haul destinations for passengers before.” Overall, Pier B will have a total of 27 direct, bussed and pedestrian boarding options, improving flexibility for the 44 airlines flying from the airport.<br/>