New Hungarian regional flights connecting Transylvania and Balaton

The test period was successful for the new Hungarian airline Aeroexpress Regional. The new airline aims to connect different regions of the Carpathian Basin. The idea is sympathetic to the government too. They are now preparing the schedule for spring when the routes will be extended to the western part of the country too. Soon, flights might be available to Balaton as well.

The Aeroexpress Regional is a new Hungarian airline. During the test period, it connected  Debrecen and Budapest with Transylvania. Due to the success and growing interest in the airline, they already plan on expanding their routes. From December, their most popular lines will be available to travellers. In the summer, new routes are planned to be opened mostly in the western part of the country. Dániel Somogyi-Tóth, the co-founder of the company told VG.hu, that new routes might open up to the Balaton region, Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely) and Brașov (Brassó).

Early success

The Hungarian government sees potential in the new Charpatian Basin-based regional flights. The mother company of Aeroexpress Regional is BASe Airlines operates in Finland, therefore, the company has strong foundations. The route between Cluj (Kolozsvár) and Budapest will soon resume and by the summer new routes might open up.

Not just the government, but also people seem to be in favour of these new regional flights. Due to the growing interest in the flights, the test period was extended from the original September-October period to the middle of November. According to the co-founder, the number of reservations grew by 20-30 percent each week. A regional flight between Budapest and Kolozsvár was welcomed by passengers frequently travelling between Hungary and Romania.