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Apr 12, 2012 (newstodate): Despite the short-fall of traffic after the demise of its national carrier Malev, Hungary's Budapest Airport is prepared for a busy summer 2012.
On April 2, 1012, the Latvian carrier returned to the airport to offer five weekly flights between Riga and Budapest on a schedule running till October 26, 2012.
On April 4, 2012, the Dutch carrier Transavia launched flights on the route from Amsterdam to Budapest, offering four weekly flights using Boeing 737-700 aircraft and operating alongside KLM's three daily flights on the same route.
On April 11, 2012, the Czech low-cost carrier SmartWings commenced operating its six scheduled weekly flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle, planning to add two weekly scheduled flights to Barcelona later this month in addition to charter flights from June to Heraklion, Burgas, Zakinthos, Corfu and Rhodes.
Also from April 4, 2012, Wizz Air has added a 6th Airbus A320 to its fleet of Budapest-based aircraft, making it the operator of the largest Budapest-based fleet of any carrier in Hungary.
This summer the airport will host 36 airlines, compared to 33 last year, with almost the same number of destinations.
The difference is, however, that these airlines offer only point-to-point services to Budapest that still lacks the inertia of a national carrier to build up hub operations.
On April 2, 1012, the Latvian carrier returned to the airport to offer five weekly flights between Riga and Budapest on a schedule running till October 26, 2012.
On April 4, 2012, the Dutch carrier Transavia launched flights on the route from Amsterdam to Budapest, offering four weekly flights using Boeing 737-700 aircraft and operating alongside KLM's three daily flights on the same route.
On April 11, 2012, the Czech low-cost carrier SmartWings commenced operating its six scheduled weekly flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle, planning to add two weekly scheduled flights to Barcelona later this month in addition to charter flights from June to Heraklion, Burgas, Zakinthos, Corfu and Rhodes.
Also from April 4, 2012, Wizz Air has added a 6th Airbus A320 to its fleet of Budapest-based aircraft, making it the operator of the largest Budapest-based fleet of any carrier in Hungary.
This summer the airport will host 36 airlines, compared to 33 last year, with almost the same number of destinations.
The difference is, however, that these airlines offer only point-to-point services to Budapest that still lacks the inertia of a national carrier to build up hub operations.