Budapest, February 24 (MTI) – Economy Minister Mihály Varga held talks with Korean Air chairman Chang Hoon Chi in South Korea on Wednesday, his ministry said. Korean Air is open to reviewing the possibility of a direct flight between Seoul…
According to bud.hu, last year over a quarter of a million travellers searched Skyscanner.net, a leading global travel search engine, looking for travel between Budapest and New York, revealing a considerable potential demand for the re-start of non-stop services, previously…
Wizz Air won the Value Airline of the Year award. The Hungary-centered low-cost airline company published the following post on their Facebook site: We’re very happy to have received the Value Airline of the Year award at the 2016 annual…
Budapest, February 16 (MTI) – The government will sponsor the launch of direct flights to five capital cities in the Balkans because operating these flights is not profitable on business terms, the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said. The development minister…
According to turizmusonline.hu, Weco-online Kft, operator of repjegy.hu, launched the “My airline” survey partnered with Travelo Travel Magazine in 2015, where they were searching for the Hungarians’ favorite airline. The prizes were handed over in Budapest Airport Terminal 1 on February 11.…
Ryanair will launch a direct flight to Nuremberg, origo.hu reported. Ryanair will launch a daily direct flight from Budapest to Nuremberg – mindenkiutazhat.hu learned. The flight start has not been officially confirmed yet, but the reservation system of the Irish…
Budapest (MTI) – Representatives of the development ministry and Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi held talks on Monday about founding a new Hungarian national airline company, public news channel M1 reported. Sukhoi is planned to supply six new aircraft and contribute…
According to vg.hu, the Canary Islands government announced a tender for the launch of direct flights between Hungary and the island of Fuerteventura from the beginning of November this year – told the newspaper La Vanguardia. According to the proposal,…
According to gulfnews.com, Qatar Airways will start commence dedicated freighter services to Budapest in Hungary, Prague in the Czech Republic and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam in March. The services, operated by cargo unit Qatar Airways Cargo, will increase the…
Inforadio.hu reported that Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó agreed on the establishment of a joint economic committee at his Sofia meeting on Thursday. He told MTI (Hungarian news agency) in his phone interview that there probably will be a Budapest-Sofia direct…
Wizz Air will launch a new flight between Bucharest and Budapest and doubles the number of Lisbon flights, turizmusonline.hu wrote. Wizz Air announced on Tuesday that a new flight between Budapest and Bucharest will be launched from September 19. The…
Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – TAP Portugal is suspending its Budapest flights in April, an airline representative said in daily Magyar Hirlap on Tuesday. Peter Szolnok told the paper that the airline came under new management last year and the…
Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – Popular tourist destination Heviz will operate regular transfer services between the town in south-western Hungary and Vienna Airport from January 24, the municipality said on Tuesday. The transfer services will be operated by Bus Express…
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline of Central and Eastern Europe, continued its expansion in 2015 by establishing a new base, opening a new maintenance hangar, buying new airplanes and launching new flights. The company strengthened its position as the…
According to turizmusonline.hu, National Passenger Name Records (PNR) system starts to operate in Hungary in May. The European Union supported it with millions of euros. The data will be stored by the Passenger Information Unit (PIU) – which was created…
Budapest, January 8 (MTI) – A flight of Irish low-fare airline Ryanair bound for Budapest returned to London on Friday, a passenger told MTI. The passenger, Zoltan Keszy-Harmath, who is also a pilot, said the Boeing 737 took off from…
Budapest, January 8 (MTI) – Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will launch three new flights in the coming months, CEO Jozsef Varadi said on Friday. Starting from March 27 the company will have two weekly flights to Liverpool and two…
Budapest, January 4 (MTI) – Snow caused disruptions throughout Hungary on Monday. Road accidents were many and trains were delayed, though no flight cancellations were reported from Budapest’s international Liszt Ferenc airport. Runways at the airport are being continually cleared…
Opening of the first Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Liszt Ferenc International Airport is part of the green program implemented by the city council in cooperation with the government. It did cost HUF 15 million and is free to use…
Budapest, December 15 (MTI) – Dutch drones that are designed to look like hawks were tested at Debrecen airport, in eastern Hungary, on Tuesday to scare away birds posing a risk to flight safety. Collision with birds could result in…