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Decline in Russian passengers leads to drop in Sarmellek airport turnover
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Budapest, December 12 (MTI) – The Heviz-Sarmellek airport near Lake Balaton is likely to see a one-third decline in passenger numbers this year as the decline in Russian passengers could not be offset by an increase in tourists from other countries, the airport’s managing director said.
Attila Benko told MTI that the airport is on pace to register 22,000 passengers in 2015 compared with the 33,000 recorded last year. Benko said the drop is primarily due to a decline in Russian passengers, adding, however, that the decrease in turnover would have been greater had it not been for a rise in the number of passengers from other countries.
Most of the passengers arriving at the Sarmellek airport in 2015 were from Germany, but the number of Hungarian passengers also increased thanks to the launch of a new charter service to Turkey in the summer, Benko said.
Despite the lack of regular incoming flights from Moscow in 2015, the airport is set to receive another Russian charter flight at the end of the year and further four in January.
Hooray. Let’s have a UK flight as soon as possible.
Heviz is the most magic place in the world. Let’s hope that soon millions of people will discover the healing powers of the lake.
the sooner someone sees sense and starts flights from sarmallek to uk , the better, lots of trade and buisiness in the hotel and tourism were lost when Ryan air stopped flying here, the sooner this fantastic little airport resumes flights to and from the uk the better, i have friends and aqaintences who had to move back to the uk because thier business had slumped because of no local flihts, bring it back soon please. thankyou. Garabonk sidant.