News / Air cargo boom at Budapest Airport as multinational shippers move in

Péter Gudella

15/05/2017

First-quarter air freight volumes at Budapest Airport rose 20.8% year-on-year, driven by growth in Hungarian manufacturing.

Total volumes exceeded 235,000 tonnes for the three-month period, and cargo manager Jozsef Kossuth told The Loadstar at Air Cargo Europe in Munich last week it was thanks to major manufacturers setting up shop in the country.

“Samsung has spent €300m on what will be its third factory in Hungary,” said Mr Kossuth. “We also have the likes of Huawei, GM and GSK here.”

This has resulted in significant ...

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Ameliia Tahiir
October 20, 2017 at 8:04 am
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