Using its 767-300 to serve the airport pair, SkyGreece Airlines will add 548 weekly seats to the Budapest – Toronto route.
Budapest Airport’s high expectation for continued growth and heightened progress in 2015 gets underway with its first new route announcement of the year. Launching its inaugural route from the Hungarian gateway, SkyGreece Airlines will be commencing a twice-weekly service to Toronto from 21 May. The new carrier, with its headquarters in Greece, will significantly boost Budapest’s links to Toronto, joining Air Transat’s weekly-service set to begin later this summer.
Commenting on the new route development, Denis Codere, Deputy Chief Commercial Officer, SkyGreece Airlines, says: “I’ve had the pleasure to meet with Budapest Airport on numerous occasions in the last few years. Our latest discussions have clearly demonstrated the certain success of our new link between Toronto and Budapest. Hungarian tourism is growing every year and the popularity of Budapest is a must-see for all Canadian travellers.”
Using its 767-300 to serve the airport pair, SkyGreece Airlines will add 548 weekly seats to the Budapest – Toronto route, giving the Greek start-up airline a 62% share of all scheduled seats from Budapest to Canada’s largest city, and 12% of all scheduled long-haul seats at the airport (Source: Innovata schedule data, week commencing 5 July 2015, with flights over 4.5 hours considered long-haul.)
Kam Jandu, CCO, Budapest Airport adds: “We are elated to be celebrating our first new route announcement of 2015. SkyGreece Airlines’ direct route to Toronto highlights our commitment to constantly strengthen our connectivity and providing all our passengers with considerable choice. The announcement of another connection between Budapest and Canada is a great indication of the real demand for further exchange between the two countries.”
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