LOT Polish announces new route from Budapest Airport

Showing its strong commitment to the Hungarian market, LOT Polish Airlines has announced a brand-new route from Budapest Airport to Wroclaw, the fourth-largest city in Poland.  This new service, LOT’s 5^th from Budapest, will start on 24 August and will operate once-weekly on a year-round basis, further developing the carrier’s hub at the Hungarian airport.

Despite coronavirus, LOT Polish Airlines has expanded strongly at Budapest Airport, showing the resilience and strength of the airport and country.  This year, LOT has added three new routes from Budapest: it recently restarted Seoul and it has newly launched Dubrovnik, Varna, and now Wroclaw.  LOT’s new Wroclaw route, based on strong indirect traffic, is the carrier’s third route to Poland.

“We are delighted that LOT has announced another brand-new route from Budapest Airport, further strengthening our position as the leading airport for Central and Eastern Europe,” said Balázs Bogáts, Head of Airline Development, Budapest Airport. “LOT is now the sixth-largest airline from Budapest Airport with over 400,000 seat last year,” added Bogáts.

LOT Polish Airlines is to begin its 5th route from Budapest Airport, with a brand-new service to Wroclaw, the fourth-largest city in Poland. The new route will take off on 24 August and operate once-weekly using the 112-seat Embraer 195.

Notes for Editors:

• Budapest Airport is the best airport in the Region, as recognised by Skytrax in seven consecutive years from 2014 to 2020, based on passenger ratings. Budapest Airport has become the lead airport in terms of passenger growth and together with its airline partners is a key contributor to the development of tourism in Hungary and Budapest.
• Budapest Airport’s terminals are home to 54 airlines which transported 16.2 million passengers to 156 destinations in 53 countries in 2019 (8.8% growth rate in 2019 vs. 2018).
• Budapest Airport in 2019 handled 135.521 tons of cargo.

Budapest Airport’s route development:

Already launched:

• Wizz Air twice-weekly service to Abu Dhabi, 1 July 2020
• LOT Polish Airlines weekly service to Dubrovnik, 4 July 2020
• LOT Polish Airlines weekly service to Varna, 4 July 2020
• Wizz Air twice-weekly to Santorini, 15 July 2020
• Wizz Air twice-weekly to Menorca, 18 July 2020

To launch:

• Wizz Air twice-weekly to Mykonos, 1 August 2020
• Luxair twice-weekly to Luxembourg 10 August 2020

Budapest Airport