Good news: Santa brought a new flight to Budapest, another may follow
Vueling, a member of the renowned IAG Group, returned to Budapest with a seasonal flight commuting between the most populous Basque city and Budapest Airport. If demand is sufficient, they may keep the flight in their summer schedule and expand their Budapest network with another city in Spain.
New flight to Budapest from Bilbao
Yesterday, Budapest Airport was happy to announce the arrival of the first Vueling flight from Bilbao, the largest city of Basque Country, an autonomous region of Spain. They wrote that from December to 1 January, a total of 6 flights will operate between Bilbao and Budapest, offering a chance to discover Basque culture and gastronomy.
Budapest Airport recommends all tourists visit the Guggenheim Museum, the old town, Casco Viejo and the famous pintxos bars in the Basque city. If you are in Bilbao, do not forget to tell your Basque friends about Lipót Hertzka, a Hungarian football trainer who trained Athletic Bilbao between 1926 and 1928.
“Bilbao is a true gem, where modern art meets historic architecture and a new culinary experience awaits around every corner”, Budapest Airport concludes.
Vueling may launch a new flight to Barcelona from Budapest
According to Budflyer, a Hungarian air travel-focused Facebook page, another route may follow the opening of the Bilbao-Budapest flight. Vueling may keep the flight in its summer schedule if demand is high enough and may open a new flight to Barcelona in 2025. According to airportal.hu, the low-cost airline belonging to the IAG Group connected Budapest with Barcelona and Rome.
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A., trading as International Airlines Group and usually shortened to IAG, is a British-Spanish multinational airline holding company with its registered office in Madrid, Spain, and its corporate headquarters in London, England. It was formed in January 2011 after a merger agreement between British Airways and Iberia, the flag carriers of the United Kingdom and Spain respectively, when British Airways and Iberia became wholly owned subsidiaries of IAG.
Since its creation, IAG has expanded its portfolio of operations and brands by purchasing other airlines – BMI (2011), Vueling (2012) and Aer Lingus (2015). The Group also owns the Level brand and Avios, the IAG rewards programme.
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