Direct Lisbon-Budapest Flight Re-Launched
- 4 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
Portuguese flag carrier TAP Portugal has re-launched a direct flight between Lisbon and Budapest. The first Airbus A319 aircraft operated by TAP Portugal arrived at Liszt Ferenc International Airport on Monday and was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute.
The carrier will operate the flight seven times a week and 85 percent of its seats have already been booked for the summer months.
Péter Szolnok, head of TAP Portugal’s office in Hungary, told a press conference prior to the arrival of the first plane that the carrier was returning to the Hungarian market after a 15-month hiatus. Budapest Airport CEO Jost Lammers said the number of tourists between Hungary and Portugal had risen by 6 percent over the past year, according to the airport’s data.
Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.
MTI photo Máthé Zoltán
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