This represents its largest figure ever for the month of October.
The figure, which represents both trucked and flown freight, is a 22.9% increase when compared to the same period in 2017, and is only the latest development after several years of strong double-digit growth at the airport. The period from January 2018 to October 2018 saw a 16.3% year-to-year increase in air cargo processed, amounting to a total of 120,603 tonnes.
“As of today, our figures for 2018 have already overtaken the entire year of 2017, when we processed 127,145 tonnes of airfreight at Budapest, which was our highest yearly amount on record,” said René Droese, Executive Director Property and Cargo at Budapest airport.
“Airfreight volumes at Budapest continue to grow at an impressive rate, and we will soon be reaching yet another milestone as our 12 months’ volume, currently at 144,017 tonnes, approaches an unprecedented 150,000 tonnes,” he added.
Between 2015 and 2017 air cargo traffic volumes at the station increased by 39.1%.