Good news! Wizz Air to start Budapest–Minsk direct flights from 2020

Starting next spring, the Hungarian low-cost air carrier Wizz Air will start regular flights to Minsk.

According to belarusfeed.com, the news was made public by the director of the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus, Artem Sikorsky. The director of the department reported that the aviation administration of Hungary wants to sign a corresponding memorandum with Belarus in the near future.

The Budapest-Minsk flights are expected to be carried out seven days a week starting in the spring of 2020. The routes to regional cities or other capitals of the EU have not yet been discussed.

The Belarus Ministry of Transport has previously stated its interest in low-cost airlines launching flights to regional cities of Belarus. The ministry adopted a strategy on the development of regional airports, which involved the creation of a low-cost base in Grodno.

Belarusian authorities also reported negotiations with the Hungarian side regarding Wizz Air but did not hint at any particular terms of the low-cost’s arrival. In May, Belarusian and Hungarian authorities met to consider a possibility of the Wizz Air low-cost airline to go to Grodno airport.