Superb: New flight from Budapest announced to a Western European metropolis

Wizz Air is to get a competitor concerning the Budapest-Liverpool route this October, based on a post published by Budflyer, a Hungarian Facebook page focusing on air travel news. Here is what we know about the new flight from Budapest.

New flight from Budapest to the United Kingdom

The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair began to upload its winter timetable this week, and Budflyer already noticed a new direct flight from Budapest to Liverpool in the United Kingdom. The first flight will take off from Budapest Airport on 28 October, and Ryanair plans two flights per week in their winter timetable.

Wizz Air already operates a direct flight between the UK metropolis and the Hungarian capital. However, considering the high number of Hungarians working, studying, or living in the United Kingdom, we believe there will be considerable demand for a new flight from Budapest on that route.

Lots of Hungarians work abroad, one of their favourites is the UK

444.hu wrote in April that the number of Hungarians working abroad was 109 thousand between January and March. That is 8 thousand more than in January-March 2023. In November, it was 110 thousand. The Hungarian nationals working abroad peaked before the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit with 120 thousand. The United Kingdom is one of the Hungarians’ favourites apart from Austria and Germany, particularly because most Hungarians learn English in school.

Among the many reasons are the low salaries in most sectors and the long shifts or lack of proper equipment in sectors like the Hungarian healthcare system or education. That is why 65% of the Hungarians plan to work abroad, while the global average concerning that factor is just 54%. Meanwhile, lots of foreign citizens – mostly from East Asia – come to work in Hungary. Between 2013 and 2024, the number of Asian guest workers in the country increased from 27 thousand to 93 thousand. Most of them work and live in Budapest’s downtown.