Wizz Air and KLM announced last week that they would resume some of the flights they had previously suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak in early May.

coronavirus pandemic

The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the world already exceeds three million, more than two hundred thousand have lost their lives to the disease and the economic impact of the epidemic is invaluable. We try to inform our readers about everything, stay tuned, read our series of articles.

The first resumed flights from Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport took off on Friday and passengers complied with security measures, Budapest Airport said. The first resumed flight was operated by Wizz Air to Berlin.

The airport operator has indicated that every effort will be made to ensure the safety of passengers and workers. To this end, a number of measures have been taken: they help to maintain an adequate distance between passengers, for example, both with floor stickers and information panels. Also, hand sanitizers are constantly refilled and sanitizer cleaning is done more frequently. Staff members who, as a result of their work, cannot maintain a distance of one and a half meters between people must wear a mask.

Budapest Airport encourages travelers to use the self-service baggage check-in system and prefer online check-in to minimize physical contact.

Wizz Air and KLM announced last week that they will resume some of the flights they had previously suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak in early May.

Budapest airport previously announced that 99.3 percent of passenger traffic was reduced in April, and instead of last year’s 44,000 passengers, fewer than three hundred people showed up at Ferihegy airport. Budapest airport CEO Rolf Schnitzler said his losses exceed 99 percent every day.

According to forecasts, slow traffic growth is expected after the reopening of the borders for economic and health reasons, so it is unlikely that passenger traffic at the Budapest airport will reach the 17 million previously planned or the 16 million registered last year, either this year or in the next two or three years.



The coronavirus is the greatest crisis of our time, in which it is literally vital to discover it from an authentic source. At HVG, we are committed to this mission even in this situation: to provide accurate, objective and independent information to our readers.

Support our work to bring you up-to-date information even in difficult circumstances.

The coronavirus is the greatest crisis of our time, in which it is literally vital to discover it from an authentic source. At HVG, we are committed to this mission even in this situation: to provide accurate, objective and independent information to our readers.

Support our work to bring you up-to-date information even in difficult circumstances.


hvg.hu
economy

In addition, a number of new hygiene standards have been established to help maintain physical distance during boarding and ensure greater cleanliness on board aircraft than ever before.