HUNGARY. Budapest Airport hosted its 14th Annual Gala last night, celebrating collaboration across the past year through its partner awards programme. Among the winners in key commercial categories were Juszt Optika (Retailer of the Year) and Plaza Premium Lounge (Best Commercial Passenger Services Partner).
“Not so long ago, the aviation world went through one of the hardest times in its history and without the close cooperation of all our partners, from airlines to ground handlers, concessionaires to technology providers, we would not have been able to maintain our strength and desire for continuous development, while upholding a high-quality passenger experience,” said Budapest Airport CEO Chris Dinsdale.
“I want to take this opportunity to personally thank each and every one of our associates who share the responsibility in supporting Budapest Airport’s visions for a sustainable future and the key roles they play in our ambitions for growth and improvement. There is once again a sense of excitement for the future, and I’m filled with immense pride and gratitude that we will work alongside each other through new challenges and opportunities.”
Selected award winners also commented. Representing Retailer of the Year Juszt Optika, CEO Viktor Sasvári said: “As the operator of Optic World sunglasses, we have experienced great success at Budapest this last year. Being part of the development and resurgence at the airport has seen fantastic results with our turnover increasing by more than +20% when compared to 2019. We are the number one retailer with the highest recovery rate, and I’d like to thank the team at Budapest Airport for this wonderful recognition.”
Representing Best Commercial Passenger Services Partner Plaza Premium Lounge Hungary, Country Manager Adrienn Fekete said: “Thank you to all at Budapest Airport, not only for awarding us this prize but also for the recognition of our development within Hungary. We strive for quality and exceptional service to maintain and strengthen our role in passenger satisfaction, and we look forward to continuing to deliver our best-in-class signature hospitality and premium airport services for the airport’s customers.”
The Hungarian gateway served 12.2 million passengers last year, recovering 75% of 2019 passenger traffic. 2023 has begun strongly, with a +67% increase in passengers in January compared to January 2022. ✈
