More direct flights: New airline may appear in Budapest soon

China Southern Airlines, one of China’s largest airlines, may launch a direct flight between China and Budapest in Hungary next year. The carrier has already submitted the necessary applications.

China Southern Airlines, one of China’s largest airlines, has submitted an application to the Civil Aviation Administration of China to open a direct flight on the Urumqi-Budapest route, Budflyer reports. The target date for the launch of the direct service is March 2024, according to the submitted licence application list. The route is planned to be served by 4 flights per week.

According to the Hungarian aviation news portal Budflyer, it is worth knowing that Urumqi is a city of three million inhabitants and an administrative centre in China. It is close to the Kazakh and Kyrgyz borders. It is the capital of the country’s westernmost and largest province, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The city became a stop on the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty and developed into a major economic and cultural centre during the Qing Dynasty.