Budapest Airport declared Skytrax ‘ Best Airport – Eastern Europe ’
Posted: 27 March 2014 | Budapest Airport | No comments yet
Budapest Airport was last night named as winner of ‘Best Airport – Eastern Europe’ at the Skytrax World Airport Awards ceremony at the Passenger Terminal EXPO 2014 conference and exhibition…


Budapest Airport was last night named as winner of ‘Best Airport – Eastern Europe’ at the Skytrax World Airport Awards ceremony at the Passenger Terminal EXPO 2014 conference and exhibition in the heart of Barcelona’s new business district.


Jost Lammers, CEO, Budapest Airport, is presented with the Best Airport – Eastern Europe Award Skytrax Chairman, Edward Plaisted: “This speaks volumes for the commitment to customer experience at our airport.”
On receiving the prestigious accolade, Jost Lammers, CEO of Budapest Airport commented: “The Skytrax Awards themselves are held in esteem throughout the world of the air transport industry for recognizing quality and excellence. This award for Budapest Airport is testimony to our ongoing development s and continuous commitment to deliver best – practice in all areas. We are exceptionally proud to become overall winner in our region, which speaks volumes for the customer experience at our airport and the efforts of all airport staff .”
The results of the Skytrax Awards are based on the world’s largest custom er satisfaction survey, completed by airport passengers from over 160 countries. Evaluating airports across 39 services and product features, from arrival to departure, passengers are expected to make their own, real, honest choices – underlining the established Skytrax brand as the Passenger Choice Awards. Having held second and third place in its category for the last four years, Budapest Airport’s growing popularity is evident in this year’s results.
In a parting remark, Lammers added: “ It is a great honour to accept this award on behalf of Budapest Airport. With over 12 million air travelers helping to decide the end results, this acknowledgement is a tribute to the hard work and support involved in the continuance of high – standards across all departments and staff at our airport.”
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