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More flights to Lisbon from Budapest

More flights to Lisbon from Budapest

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Flying from Budapest
Flying from Budapest

Since the bankruptcy of Malev other companies are getting more and more popular. We all know that RyanAir launched flights to 32 destinations from Budapest after Malev went down, and several other companies also launch new routes. Earlier today I read that WizzAir will launch two new routes from Debrecen to Milan and to Eindhoven (in addition to their existing route from Debrecen to London Luton). From the official web page of Budapest Airport we also got the information today that Tap Portugal will add even more flights to their existing route between Budapest and Lisbon. Last year the company brought more than 50,000 passengers on this line and this year they will hopefully transport even more people with even more flights added. This means that there will be two flights leaving every Saturday from Budapest to Lisbon, instead of one earlier.

Not long ago someone asked us whether it is possible to fly directly from Budapest to Paphos in Cyprus, this beauty of a city where the summer lasts for around 8 months a year. But, unfortunately we can not help out with flights to Paphos, at least not direct ones. But, if you look around, it is possible to fly with KLM to Amsterdam, and there you can change flights and fly on to Paphos.

Earlier Malév had a route to Cyprus, but it was not to Paphos either, so that would not help out under any circumstances. But, if you would rather visit Israel instead, then the amount of flights between Budapest and Tel Aviv was raised earlier this week, so it looks like it will get easier to visit Israel as well! Good luck with your flight tickets and have a nice holiday!

Ferihegy 1 to close down

Ferihegy 1 to close down

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Ferihegy 1, not long ago renamed to Liszt Ferenc International Airport Terminal 1, will close down probably by the end of April. Since the Hungarian Airline Malév turned bankrupt in the start of February 2012 there has been lots of empty space on Terminal 2, and due to this all traffic currently running on Liszt Ferenc International Airport Terminal 1 will be moved over to Terminal 2 by the end of April 2012.

Just some days after Malév turned bankrupt RyanAir launched flights to more than 30 destinations from Budapest, and since then WizzAir has also increased their amount of flights from Budapest. Besides this Volotea will also launch a new direct flight between Budapest and Venice, so things are happening. But, still, the drastic change in amount of flights and passengers still force the managament at Liszt Ferenc International Airport to close down terminal 1 and move all traffic to terminal 2.

Considering the fact that the new Sky Court opened in the autumn of 2011, which was a big investment, improving the shopping, restaurant and all facilities at the Terminal 2, this will also serve as a great bonus for all the people who have been using Terminal 1 so far, which is utterly small and incredibly boring with nothing to do between the time of check-in and take-off. Therefore for people coming with no-frills airlines, this is a bonus. For those coming with RyanAir arrivals has anyway been to Terminal 2, but for the rest coming with WizzAir, EasyJet, AirBerlin, Norwegian and so on, this is a good stuff.

Still for the sake of tourism in Hungary we hope that the amount of passengers and travellers coming to Budapest and Hungary will increase rapidly, and that the management of Budapest Airport will be forced to open Terminal 1 again within shortly due to the large amounts of people interested in our beautiful nation. RyanAir proudly claim that they will bring 2 million passengers to and from Hungary already in their first year, and if it should turn out that way, it might be that terminal 1 will have be opened up again already in 2013!

Ferihegy 1 behind bars
Ferihegy 1 will be closed down by the end of April
10 new WizzAir routes from Budapest

10 new WizzAir routes from Budapest

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Wizz Air routes from Budapest
New Wizz Air routes from Budapest

Not long ago Ryanair announced 31 new routes from Budapest, and now Wizz Air launch 10 new routes from Budapest. Wizz Air had originally announced a new flight to Bucharest, but in addition to this they now add nine more flights. The new Wizz Air destinations are Malaga, Cluj Napoca, Bucharest, Warsaw, Sofia, Larnaca, Heraklion, Zakynthos, Rhodes and Thessaloniki. In addition Wizz Air hopes for permission to open new routes to Kiev, Tel Aviv and Moscow within shortly.

For more information about these routes and booking, visit Wizzair.com

Earlier Wizz Air already had quite a large amount of direct flights from Budapest and with these new routes they have a total of 35 routes departing from Budapest.

31 new Ryanair routes from Budapest

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As we wrote earlier this week Malev turned bankrupt, and all their flights have been cancelled. Who knows better than anyone to use such a situation for their own advantage than Ryanair? Just a few hours later they announced their plans to launch 31 new routes from Budapest within the coming months. Crazy good news for Hungarians who like to fly cheap to a whole lot of destinations. They also try with this to get former Malev workers join their forces expanding their work in Hungary.

Here comes the full list of destinations and when they are planing to launch the new routes (and estimated prices):

Routes
Starts
From €
Routes
Starts
From €
Alicante
APR
49.99
Manchester
FEB
9.99
Baden Baden
FEB
9.99
Munich West
FEB
9.99
Barcelona
FEB
9.99
Milan (BGY)
FEB
9.99
Birmingham
MAR
29.99
Warsaw (Modlin)
JUL
29.99
Bologna
MAR
9.99
FEB
9.99
Bristol
MAR
29.99
Palma
APR
49.99
Brussels (CRL)
FEB
9.99
Paphos
APR
49.99
Chania
APR
49.99
FEB
9.99
Dublin
FEB
9.99
Pisa
APR
49.99
Eindhoven
APR
29.99
Rhodes
APR
49.99
Gottenburg
FEB
9.99
Rome (CIA)
FEB
9.99
Hamburg (LBC)
FEB
9.99
Stockholm (NYO)
FEB
9.99
FEB
9.99
Thessaloniki
FEB
9.99
London(STN)
FEB
9.99
Trapani
APR
49.99
FEB
9.99
Venice( TSF)
APR
29.99
Malaga
APR
49.99

It is time to fly again, though we do not really like Ryanair, this will for sure make it easier to travel from Budapest other nations, and of course to fly to Budapest from other destinations!

Malev cancel all flights

Malev cancel all flights

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February 8 update:
Malev is history, and no flights are departing/arriving. So if you have a Malev flight booked, find out what is on with your ticket and prepare for changes to happen. Due to this, Ryanair has recently launched 31 new flights from Budapest.

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Have we arrived to the point were the Hungarian Airline Malev is turning history? They have been frequently in the media lately due to financial problems, and today they have cancelled all flights. So, passengers left in Budapest might have problems returning back home with the planned Malev flight, and tourists arriving might be in danger of not coming to Budapest at all.

So far all information is that all Malev flights are cancelled today (February 3rd), but we will follow the case and come with more information as soon as we have more information and know more what will happen in the future!

Malev cancelling all flights today
Malev cancelling all flights today

Direct flights between Budapest and Bern

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Since October 30th this year SkyWork has launched a direct flight between Budapest and Bern, which means it is even easier to get from Budapest to Switzerland, if that should be interesting. If you would like to use this offer in either direction, check out the Skywork webpage located at: http://www.flyskywork.com/

Direct flights between Budapest and Bern

New flights from Budapest to New York and Edinburgh

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For expats stranded in Budapest or other people in the capital of Hungary it can be nice to know that two new destinations can now be reached from Budapest. Jet2 has recently started their direct flights from Budapest to Edinburgh and since April 26th American Airlines has started direct flights from Budapest to New York.

So, if this sounds interesting, just fly and check out these new destinations!

If you should arrive in Budapest from Edinburgh, New York or maybe another destionation, why not let us take care of your airport transfer?

Read more about Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport

Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport

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This is old news for some of you, but it is now decided that the new name of Budapest Ferihegy Airport will be: Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér, or Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport. Not to big of a difference, except that it is no longer named by “Ferihegy”, the area on which it was located, but by the famous Hungarian composer Liszt Ferenc.

Just recently the new Sky Court was opened at Terminal 2. Here you can find KFC, Burger King, shopping opportunities and so on, so this should bring some more life to the main terminal of Budapest Airport.

Budapest Airport to get a new name?

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Ferihegy Airport
Ferihegy Airport

It might be that Budapest Ferihegy Airport will be renamed in the near future. The government want to rename the airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. A decision needs to be made in the case within quite shortly, so it might be that you will land on Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport next time you come to Budapest.

We also read somewhere that Lágymányosi Bridge might be renamed to Szént László Bridge after a suggestion from the Mayor of Budapest.

Last week we reported that Hungarians could vote for a square to be named Elvis Presley Square in Budapest, and that poll will be closing up tomorrow. Unfortunately they have not let the inhabitants influence the upcoming name of the airport or the Lágymányosi Bridge, but it might be better that way. Still, we have some sort of sorrow in our hearts every time we travel to Szentendre. Just outside the border of Budapest we drive next to the Meggyeri Híd, though the name +Chuck Norris Bridge+ (which was a very popular candidate during the poll) would have been even cooler, at least for tourists!

Direct flights from Budapest to Riga

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Riga is an upcoming city among tourists from all around the world, but so far it has been quite hard for citizens of Budapest and Hungary to get to the capital of Latvia. But, from May 2011 AirBaltic will launch direct flights between Budapest and Riga four times a week. The tickets are sold from appx. 50 Euro per direction.

So, saddle up, get to Ferihegy Airport and travel to Latvia in 2011! This is good news 🙂