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The new MasterCard lounge at Budapest Airport’s SkyCourt is expected to handle 55,000 guests in 2014 |
HUNGARY. MasterCard has opened a new lounge exclusively for premium MasterCard holders in Hungary. The newly designed lounge is nearly +50% larger than the previous one which had operated since 2011 and was the first of its kind in Europe, according to the airport.
Free entrance is provided by any premium retail MasterCard (Gold, World and Platinum) issued in the territory of Hungary, while family members can join for a fee of €10 per person. MasterCard Platinum holders may enter with one travel companion free of charge.
It is estimated that the airport MasterCard lounge will be visited by more than 55,000 travellers in 2014 from Hungary alone. The new 160sq m lounge features contemporary interior design and modern services, free Wi-Fi, access to major newspapers, magazines, refreshments and a new catering service, and is operated by Malév Ground Handling personnel.
Budapest Airport Property and MasterCard worked out the concept for the new type of lounge jointly and opened the first facility back in 2011. It soon proved too small to meet the demand, they said, so a new, prime location on the mezzanine level of the SkyCourt, the new central terminal building at Budapest Airport, has now opened.
“We are delighted to see the success of the MasterCard Lounge amongst our passengers,” said Réka Sebestyén, Head of Property Management for Budapest Airport, in charge of lounge developments. She added: “This new format of premium services at the airport fully confirmed our joint assumptions that premium bank card holders are frequent travellers too, and they are happy to use special VIP services at the airport. It is especially popular among business people who try to make the maximum of their travel time and use the waiting time before boarding to work in the lounge.”
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At 160sq m, the newly designed MasterCard lounge is nearly +50% larger than the previous one, which originally opened in 2011 |
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