As a trustee, Budapest has voting rights and can apply for board positions, and is part of an exclusive community in addition to other advantages of TIACA membership including joining working groups and task forces.
Budapest started on this journey when it hosted the TIACA Executive Summit in November 2019 and it will continue to collaborate with members to realise the association’s visions including sustainability, safety and unity.
Cargo volumes at Budapest have more than doubled since 2015 with 36% growth in 2021 when it handled 183,000 tons, helped by the opening of the €50m BUD Cargo City in 2020.
Rene Droese, Chief Development Officer of Budapest Airport says: “We are happy to join TIACA at the highest level and be part of a global organisation which has similar goals and knowledge behind it. I believe our co-operation with the association can bring benefits for both parties.”
Jozsef Kossuth, Head of Cargo at Budapest Airport says one of the airport’s strengths is its community’s commitment to collaboration and openness.
He says: “We would like to approach this opportunity responsibly and use our new co-operation with such a professional partner like TIACA to do great things together in the future in cargo digitisation, cargo processes and organisation, technology upgrades, regulatory environment and other cargo developments.”
Steven Polmans, Chairman of TIACA adds: “By joining the association as a trustee member, Budapest Airport shows their support for our transformation and work of the association and the benefit TIACA can bring to Budapest Airport and the entire air cargo community around it.”