Describing itself as the world’s largest international airline, Emirates daily flights to Dubai use wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft. From the Middle Eastern metropolis, the airlines’ network of more than 140 destinations offers a wide range of onward travel options to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
“We are extremely proud to have been flying to Hungary for 10 years and to prove every day that flying can be better,” says Gábor Horváth, Emirates’ country manager for Hungary.
“We are grateful to the more than 1.5 million passengers who have placed their trust in us. We would like to thank our partners, dedicated staff and the airport authorities who have enabled us to reach this milestone,” he says.
“Hungary is a very important part of the Emirates network, and we will continue to strive to provide our passengers with the highest travel experience through our innovative products, world-class services and extensive global network for years to come,” Horváth concludes
Máté Ritter, head of flight development at Budapest Airport, adds: “We are delighted to celebrate this milestone with Emirates Airline, which has played a pioneering role in strengthening Budapest and Hungary’s links with Dubai, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. We are excited to celebrate more milestones together in the years and decades to come.”
Emirates has not only helped passengers travel the world from Budapest. It says it has also transported more than 77,000 tonnes of goods between the two cities, giving operators easy access to new international export markets.
The main export commodities out of Hungary have included pharmaceuticals, perishable foodstuffs and car parts, which have been shipped to key export markets including the UAE, India, China, Australia and Saudi Arabia. The most important imports were machinery parts, electronics, pharmaceuticals, leather goods and fresh fruit and vegetables.
Emirates employs 296 Hungarian nationals, including 211 cabin crew and eight pilots. The Customer Contact Center in Budapest, the airline’s third largest SSC after Dubai, has been operational since 2014 and currently employs more than 100 people.
This article was first published in the Budapest Business Journal print issue of November 4, 2024.
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