The new flights, operated by Wizz Air’s Airbus A320 aircraft, increase the number of Wizz Air routes offered from Budapest Airport to 31.
Wizz Air, Hungary’s low-cost, low-fare airline, has announced two new routes from Budapest Airport to Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine and Tel Aviv in Israel. The new flights, operated by Wizz Air’s Airbus A320 aircraft, increase the number of Wizz Air routes offered from Budapest Airport to 31.
These two new routes will commence operations in December, initially with three services per week are capable of serving up to 100,000 passengers through Budapest in the first year.
Jost Lammers, CEO of Budapest Airport said: “We are delighted that the operating rights to serve these destinations have finally been issued after seven months by the CAA. More importantly, Wizz Air will provide new low-fares on the Kiev and Tel Aviv routes, which will appeal to leisure and business travellers alike where we know there is much needed extra capacity assuring an immediate success for Wizz Air.”
József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air, said: “Wizz Air is delighted to launch low-fare Budapest routes to Kiev and Tel Aviv. We expect our low fares to generate more tourism by attracting passengers keen to high fare airlines. We also expect to stimulate business travel for cost conscious start-ups and entrepreneurs. Hungarian tourists can now discover the cultural wealth of Kiev and explore the history of Israel and enjoy Tel Aviv’s famous beaches.”
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