Budapest Airport: Air France expands the seat capacity on its Paris-Budapest flight by 60,000 seats during the 2015 summer schedule

Air France will expand the seat capacity on its Paris-Budapest flight by no less than 60 000 seats during the 2015 summer schedule. The French carrier will operate the new flights with 131-seater Airbus A318 aircraft. The new service departing from Budapest during the early evening hours offers excellent connections via Paris to numerous destinations in North and South America and Africa.

Budapest, HUNGARY, 2014-11-11 — /Travel PR News/ — As of 29 March 2015, the introduction of the summer schedule, Air France will commute between Paris and Budapest four times a day. According to initial market research, there is substantial demand for the fourth flight departing from Budapest during the early evening hours, primarily from business travelers, who can now travel to meetings both from Budapest to Paris and vice versa in one day. About two dozen other destinations will become accessible with the new flight via Paris with short connection times, primarily in North and South America and Africa.

According to information from Air France, as of 29 March 2015 its flights will depart from Budapest to the refurbished Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 06:35, 10:10, 15:50 and 18:20, and from the French to the Hungarian capital at 07:15, 12:55, 15:25 and 20:45. Passengers on the early morning and the morning flight will be transported by a 138-seater Airbus A319, whilst a 131-seater Airbus A318 and a 165-seater A320 aircraft will be used for the afternoon and evening flights.“We have been working with Air France for a long time to increase their daily frequency, since we believe there is additional demand, primarily from business travelers,” said Balázs Bogáts, head of airline development for Budapest Airport. “The extra flight to be added as of the 2015 summer schedule will provide an additional 60 000 seats for passengers on the Paris-Budapest route, which is a significant expansion. I am certain that the fourth daily flight will operate successfully as well.”

“The increase from three flights per day to four is evidence of the success Air France is enjoying in the Hungarian market, and a sign that our company would like to strengthen its commercial relations in Hungary. With this latest expansion to the schedule, our passengers can benefit from better connectivity via our global network, in addition to Budapest also becoming more accessible. This is only one of the developments at Air France intended to ensure that we can offer the most comfortable travel experience for all passengers,” commented Dror Harel, country manager Hungary for Air France.

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