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More flights on the horizon: Budapest and this immensely popular Asian country to deepen aviation ties
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Hungary and China are set to negotiate modifications to their aviation cooperation agreement, aiming to expand the number of flights between the two nations beyond the current 21 per week. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, during his visit to Beijing, highlighted the growing tourist exchange and significant Chinese investments in Hungary as drivers for enhancing air connectivity. The proposed changes could include new routes and increased flight frequencies, strengthening both passenger and cargo traffic.
Hungary has announced plans to begin talks with China to revise their aviation cooperation agreement, seeking to boost the number of flights between Budapest and major Chinese cities, AIRportal.hu reports. According to Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, this development aligns with the increasing tourist traffic and substantial Chinese investments in Hungary, which currently amount to over HUF 4,000 billion (EUR 9.66 billion).
At present, there are 21 weekly passenger flights operated by several Chinese airlines connecting Budapest to cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. Cargo traffic is equally robust, with major Chinese carriers like Air China Cargo, China Eastern Cargo Airlines, and China Southern Cargo facilitating regular freight services. Additional charter and cargo flights are also operated by other Chinese airlines, as well as Uzbek and Georgian carriers.
42 flights a week and precisely none to the world’s largest economy? I thought economic neutrality involves cultivating links with wherever growth hails from? There’s more money in the US than anywhere else on the planet.