Budapest – New flights to be launched this autumn!

In the winter season, several new destinations become available directly from the Hungarian airports. An exciting competition can be expected between Ryanair and Wizz, regarding the parallel start of Odessa and Tel Aviv flights; meanwhile, Wizz monopoly over the Balkans will be challenged by LOT Airlines.

Autumn is coming soon, which can be experienced in aviation as well. News are continuously reporting about new available destinations we can reach from Budapest and Debrecen, as a result of winter timetable changes by the end of October.

Budapest is primarily determined by low-cost airlines; therefore, the travel market is dependent upon their announcements.

Additionally, winter schedule is definitely an experimental period for them – they search for new opportunities to fulfil their vacant capacities that were demanded during the summer period – travel agencies require the majority of them. One of these opportunities is “frequency increase” of popular routes, but there are some more profitable options as well. Airport operators usually give great discounts in case of those destinations which are not chosen by the competitors. Low-cost airlines gain double benefit from this: firstly, the concerned territory may have unique customer demand; furthermore, the flights can be operated at much lower costs than in general. The dark side of this option is that by the termination of discounts, low-cost companies tend to release the concerned destinations.

This year, Wizz was the first one who announced its winter timetable in which several new features can be found. The airline company – besides the already existing Luton – will launch flights to London Gatwick Airport, having direct rail connection.

Formerly, passengers could reach the Norwegian capital from Budapest via the airport of Oslo Sandefjord Torp, situated 120 kilometres away from Oslo. Today, the airport is reachable only from Poland and Riga.