Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, announced that China Southern Airlines will launch a new flight route from Budapest to Guangzhou, bringing the total number of weekly flights between Hungary and China to 17, making Hungary the absolute leader in the Central European region. Szijjártó made the announcement on Thursday.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó reported that following previous negotiations, China Southern Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, will open a new flight route between Guangzhou and Budapest.

The first flight is expected to take off on June 27, with four flights per week on the Guangzhou-Budapest route.

He noted that Guangzhou is a metropolis with about 15 million residents, the capital of Guangdong Province, and is known as the factory of the East. It is home to major companies such as BYD, the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, Huawei, one of the world’s largest IT companies, as well as ZTE, Sunwoda, and Eve Energy, which also have offices in Hungary.

A direct flight route is now being established with a province experiencing rapid economic development and a population of 127 million. This region produces 10% of China’s GDP.

He emphasized that one of the key pillars of future economic growth is the development of economic relations between Hungary and China, making this announcement another resource and milestone in this cooperation.

Moreover, the opening of this flight route has significant importance, as there will now be 17 weekly flights between Budapest and major Chinese cities, putting us in an absolute leading position in the Central European region.

The minister added.

Finally, the minister stated that, similar to investments, there is intense competition between countries and capitals in the region for such flight routes, so China Southern Airlines choosing Budapest is a huge success.

This brings another significant boost to economic cooperation between the two countries. May this day never worsen!

Péter Szijjártó concluded.