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Budapest Airport (BA) officially inaugurated two new facilities at Terminal 2, the 1580 square meter temporary baggage sorting hall and the 300 meter long temporary transfer corridor, expected to be traversed by about a million transfer passengers during the next two years.

Budapest Airport has further expanded its traffic boosting incentive scheme to be introduced on 26-Oct-08 in order to support airlines in launching new routes and increasing the frequency of their existing routes with significant discounts.

A new parking service will be launched at Prague Airport on 13-Oct-08. The innovation consists of simplified access to the Parking D area. Clients may now park their vehicles in this roofed parking house without booking or paying in advance.

Budapest Airport has completed the installation of its new passenger security systems. The use of the new X-ray machines and archway metal detectors (AMDs) has increased the system’s throughput by 25-30%.

The management of Prague Airport Authority is making significant investments into the areas that increase the value of Prague airport going forward. This namely includes securing the land and buildings required for expanding the capacity, improving the infrastructure or increasing the level of services provided.

The 240 ton steel structure that will serve Terminal 2 as a temporary baggage sorting hall from November has already been erected at Ferihegy.

Tirana Airport (TIA) will optimise its cargo handling processes with ELWIS from Lufthansa Systems. Both companies signed a four-year contract to this effect. The IT solution enables the Albanian airport to increase its efficiency, improve its customer service and meet the industry’s highest standards.

Construction of the Petersburg Airport Runway Safety Area Improvements (Phase I) project is scheduled to begin in September. The project is jointly funded by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and is the first phase of runway safety (RSA) improvements planned for the airport.

Changi Airports International (CAI) and Russian company Basic Element are pleased to announce that their consortium has successfully cleared the initial round of the bidding process to develop and operate Pulkovo International Airport (Pulkovo Airport) in St. Petersburg, Russia.

UFIS Airport Solutions (UFIS-AS) has been awarded a contract by Polish Airports State Authority (PPL) to enhance its existing integrated UFIS® Flight Information System at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport.