Budapest Airport

The city will become the ninth in Spain to be served by Wizz Air from Budapest.

As 2019 draws to a close, Routesonline revisits some of the biggest stories making the headlines. Part one of our review looks at the first six months of the year, featuring Thai Lion Air, Air Transat, airBaltic, Qantas, Jet Airways and more.

This week: Hainan Airlines is returning to the Hungarian market; EVA Air plans Phuket resumption; and Juneyao Air add more European routes.

This week: Cebu Pacific adds route to previous World Routes host; Budapest gains another Ukraine service; and United plans Los Angeles – Anchorage resumption.

After securing new routes to points in Asia and North America, Budapest Airport’s chief commercial officer Kam Jandu reveals the airport's sights are “firmly set” on adding more Chinese markets.

American Airlines is making its first entrance into Africa, as well as expanding its Eastern Europe network and returning to Tel Aviv. Vasu Raja, the airline’s vice president for planning, said the launch of services to Africa was the “first step” in developing its network in the continent.

Following a record-breaking number of votes, more than 30 organisations and ten individuals have been recognised for their outstanding achievements.

LOT Polish Airlines is to add its first long-haul route to Asia from Budapest Airport as it continues to build its network from the Hungarian capital.

This week: Qatar Airways is to launch a new service to Gaborone in Botswana; Wizz Air is adding a third destination in Russia; and Air Belgium is to resume scheduled flights.

Robert Ludera, director network and alliances at LOT, outlines plans for global growth.

The annual Routes Europe Marketing Awards took place at Hannover’s Herrenhausen Gardens.

The region’s largest route development forum will provide attendees with unmatched insight into the critical drivers shaping the future position of several leading airlines.

In the first of a two-part feature, Routesonline takes a closer look at the airports shortlisted in two categories of the Routes Europe 2019 Marketing Awards.

This week: Allegiant Air to open base at Grand Rapids; KLM and Atlantic Airways to codeshare; record year for Budapest; and VINCI to invest in Lisbon airports.

This week: Finnair resumes Los Angeles after 27 years; Vietjet opens third route to Japan; and Wizz increases Israel routes.

Discover which airports, tourism authorities and individuals have been recognised in the industry’s most coveted awards.

This week: SAS switches Hong Kong service to Copenhagen; JetBlue increases Havana capacity; and LOT Polish Airlines adds London City link.

Brussels Airport has been crowned the overall winner of the Routes Europe 2018 Marketing Awards. Leon Verhallen, the airport's head of aviation development, said: “We had not been nominated for two years in a row, so we are absolutely delighted to win this award and be recognised by our European clients."

China, India, South Korea and Thailand are route development targets for Budapest Airport.

In the second of a two part feature, Routesonline takes a closer look at the airports named finalists in the Routes Europe 2018 Marketing Awards.

As part of our series speaking to previous Routes hosts, we see the progress made at Budapest since it hosted Routes Europe five years ago.

The shortlists for the prestigious Routes Europe 2018 Marketing Awards have been revealed, with 17 airports and six destinations in the running for an award.

Ryanair is set to enter the Jordanian market from next month as the Irish low-cost carrier further expands its operations in the Middle East.

This week: Frontier brings the first new mainline service between San Antonio, Texas and Ontario, California; Budapest gets an Agadir link; and Juneyao increases its Philippines focus.

Balázs Bogáts, head of airline development at Budapest Airport, explains how thinking out the box helped to secure routes to the US and outlines the Hungarian airport's future long-haul ambitions.