Heatwave – Morning heat record in Budapest
By dawn on Wednesday, the morning heat record in the capital was broken, the National Meteorological Service said on its website.
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Budapest Transport Company Offers ‘Cool Spots’ in Heat Wave
Budapest’s public transport company BKK has set up 34 wells across the city to provide drinking water for people in the street with regard to the current heat wave, the company told MTI.
WizzAir flights between Hungary and Spain are operating again
WizzAir’s flights to Spain are flying again from Budapest and Debrecen, WizzAir told MTI on Monday after Spain put Hungary on the green list.
DMG MORI, HEITEC to Set Up Research Centre in Hungary
Japanese-owned DMG MORI and the German HEITEC software development companies are setting up a research centre in Budapest, creating 55 high value-added jobs in the process, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Wednesday.
Second Phase of Chain Bridge Reconstruction Gets Under Way
The second phase of the reconstruction on Budapest’s Chain Bridge has started despite the hit the city’s revenues have taken from the coronavirus epidemic and government austerity, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said. Karácsony told a press conference held at the bridge that the government support for the works has yet to arrive. He called on “all […]
Budapest Airport Passenger Numbers Jump in May
Passenger numbers at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International reached 88,800 in May, almost four times the number registered a year earlier, when the country was in pandemic lockdown, operator Budapest Airport said.
Chain Bridge to Be Closed for Traffic From Wednesday
The Chain Bridge in downtown Budapest will be fully closed for traffic starting at 4am on Wednesday for renovation works scheduled for 18 months.
Budapest airport shuttle bus to resume service on June 14
Budapest’s airport shuttle bus 100E will resume service on Monday, Budapest transport authority BKK said on Friday.
Energy Office: Budapest Residential Gas Prices Cheapest in Europe
Residential natural gas prices in Budapest have been the cheapest among European capitals since September 2019, Hungary’s public utilities regulator said on Friday.
Rumbach Street Synagogue Opened After Revamp
The synagogue in central Budapest’s Rumbach Sebestyén Street was opened after a major revamp on Thursday. The synagogue designed by Viennese architect Otto Wagner and built in 1872 had been in a run-down state for many decades after the second world war.