Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport (BUD) 26th August 2021

[Airbus A346]

Two hours later, and half an hour early the NEO was descending into a rather wet and soggy BUD landing on 13 left, the ramps were fairly deserted apart from .......

HA-LHU  Airbus A330-243F Hungary Air Cargo / The Government of Hungary
HA-LWE  Airbus A320 all white ex Wizz awaiting return to lessor.
LY-FLT  Boeing 737-5 KlasJet
SP-EQC  DHC-8 Q400 LOT Polish Airlines

A white Boeing 747-400 with a red tail was noted in the distance on the Cargo ramp, which was identified with the aid of FR24 .....

ER-BBB  Boeing 747-433 (BDSF) AeroTransCargo Moldova

The Government A332F was parked to the left of us, so sensing a photo opportunity I held back from the stampede camera at the ready. A quick pause in the rain at the top of the airstairs got me a photo over the roof of the awaiting Cobus .... job done.

HA-LHU by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr

I was allowed to enter Hungary (as a non-national) under a 72 hour exemption because I was attending an International event namely the airshow at Kecskemet.

Arranging this took a number of phone calls and e-mails to the Hungarian Embassy in London to make sure I was complying with their covid / entry regulations and my sincere thanks go to Szilvia Toths for her assistance and patience.

In the Arrivals hall Brexit seemed irrelevant as we were directed to EU and non-EU lanes irrespective to get us through quickly. The strict entry checks I was anticipating didn't happen the conversation going something like this .....

Me  " do you need to see my negative PCR test certificate and vaccination certificate ? "   Guard   "no"

Guard  " why are you coming here ? "    Me  " I am going to Kecskemet airbase for the Airshow on Saturday "

Me  " I believe you need to see my Airshow ticket to prove this "   Guard  " no "

Me  " is that it ? "    Guard  "yes"   my passport was stamped and I was allowed in. The medical / temperature check was also omitted.

Next stop was the hire car depot to pick up my Vauxhall Corsa then all of 50 yards to my hotel.