Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, welcomed its millionth passenger to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport on the 28th of January 2020, marking a significant passenger milestone for the airline in Hungary. We organized for our client a memorable event to celebrate this remarkable milestone.
Emirates flight EK 111 from Dubai to Budapest arrived at 11:30 am local time and the millionth passenger Andrea Lang, a Hungarian national, was met by Emirates Airport Service Manager, Gabor Hegedus, Budapest Airport's Head of Airline Business Development and Commercial Planning. Mr. Balázs Bogáts, Budapest Airport's Airline Development Manager, Mr. Máté Ritter and Ms. Zsuzsa Váczi Budapest Airport's Airline Marketing Manager with a surprise congratulatory cake and certificate. To celebrate the milestone, Lang also received bespoke gifts including a tier upgrade from Blue to Silver on her Emirates Skywards membership card.
Emirates launched its operations to Hungary in 2014. The airline currently serves the country with a daily service, utilising a Boeing 777-300ER and connecting passengers to more than 150 destinations in 84 countries via Dubai.