Great news! Wizz Air to launch Budapest-Mumbai flight

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in New Delhi on Tuesday that Hungarian low-fare carrier Wizz Air will launch a direct, daily flight connecting Budapest and Mumbai before year-end.

In a statement issued by his ministry, Szijjártó said the launch of a direct flight between Budapest and New Delhi could follow, adding that the first step toward making the necessary changes to a bilateral aviation agreement had been taken.

After talking with several ministers in the Indian government, he said the lack of a direct flight connecting Hungary and India was a significant obstacle to advancing bilateral trade and economic cooperation. A direct flight could, he added, give new impetus to business, education, diplomatic, and tourism ties.

He, therefore, welcomed the fact that this time, all existing agreements have been concluded to enable Wizz Air to launch a direct flight between Budapest and Mumbai seven days a week this year. “The most populous country in the world, one of the fastest growing countries in the world, will now be directly accessible from Hungary in a few months, and we are now in talks to have a flight between New Delhi and Budapest. This will require an amendment to our bilateral aviation agreement. Today we have taken the first step in this direction,” he added. He stressed that direct non-stop connections will give a huge boost to business, learning, diplomatic and tourism relations.