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 "Budapest Airport welcomed the first airBaltic flight linking the Hungarian captial city with the Latvian capital city of Riga on Monday, 16 May. Flight number BT491 touched down ahead of the 12:15 scheduled time to a welcoming committee, including representatives of Budapest Airport, Budapest Mayor’s Office, the Latvian Ambassador and representatives of the Hungarian National Tourist Office (HNTO). more » "Hungarian travellers and explorers have reached many remote parts of the world. The first and most famous wayfarer was Friar Julian, a Dominican monk who set off for the East in 1235, with some other members of the monastic order to find the Hungarians’ land of origin. more » "British discount airline Jet2.com launched its first direct flight between Budapest and Edinburgh last week. The new service will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Jet2.com already flies to Manchester and Leeds. It carried 70,000 passengers to and from Budapest last year." more » "Discount airline Ryanair is in talks with Budapest Airport and FlyBalaton, but it is unlikely that an agreement will be reached this year, Népszabadság writes. The airline pulled out of Hungary last year after talks with Budapest Airport on lowering fees failed. Spokesman Péter Elkán of Sármellék airport Fly Balaton, said talks are under way with Ryanair and with Russian carriers, who could return this year. more »|
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