March 10, 2010
The number of passengers at Budapest's Ferihegy International Airport is expected to rise to 8.22 million in 2010 from 8.1million in 2009, airport operator Budapest Airport told MTI on March 5.
Passenger numbers at Ferihegy dropped 4.1 pct at the height of the air industry crisis, well under the average drop of 5.9 pct for the European Union and declines of 8.3 pct in Vienna, 7.8 pct in Prague and 12 pct in Warsaw.
Last year, conventional carriers accounted for 76 pct of turnover at Ferihegy and low-fare airlines for 24 pct. This year, the ratio is expected to be 75 pct–25 pct.
