Budapest Airport and SAS marked the inauguration of both routes with a press conference at the airport’s modern SkyCourt Conference Centre.
Budapest Airport celebrated the launch of two new SAS routes on Thursday, April 4th. The first SAS flight from Copenhagen, the Danish capital arrived in Budapest at 12:40 pm local time carrying passengers aboard a 150 seat, McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft.Some 35 minutes later, Budapest Airport welcomed the first SAS flight from Oslo, Norway as a Boeing 737-800, touched down in the Hungarian capital at 13:15 pm.
Budapest Airport and SAS marked the inauguration of both routes with a press conference at the airport’s modern SkyCourt Conference Centre. Jost Lammers, Chief Executive Officer of Budapest Airport welcomed distinguished guest speakers: Stefan Eiche, General Sales Manager of SAS; Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden; Chrtistine Petheo, Counsellor of Denmark and Tove Skarstein, Ambassador of Norway. The event culminated in a water cannon salute and cake cutting ceremony to coincide with the arrival of the two maiden flights which represent the start of year round schedules between Budapest and the Nordic capital cities.
“We are extremely pleased to see SAS return to Budapest Airport. The two new routes are a welcome addition to our growing route network. There is a strong demand from Hungarian and Nordic companies for a direct service to both markets. We anticipate that this will prove attractive to all travellers and provide excellent transit connections to destinations in Scandinavia and beyond” said Kam Jandu, Director of Aviation at Budapest Airport.
Photo caption: Left to right – Kam Jandu, Aviation Director BUD, Stefan Eiche General Sales Manager of SAS, Annika Kristina Backer Regional Marketing Manager Central Europe, SAS Crew, Norwegian Ambassador, SAS Crew,SAS Crew, Swedish Ambassador, Danish Chancellor, SAS Crew, Jost Lammers CEO, BUD.
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