LOT Airlines Launches Direct Flight Between Budapest, Seoul

  • 23 Sep 2019 8:32 AM
  • Hungary Matters
LOT Airlines Launches Direct Flight Between Budapest, Seoul
LOT Polish Airlines launched a direct flight between Budapest and Seoul on Sunday.

The aircraft, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, took off from Liszt Ferenc International Airport in the afternoon and will arrive in the South Korean capital after about ten-and-a-half hours.

LOT CEO Rafal Milczarski said the aim is to boost the flight’s frequency from three to six times a week, or, optimally, seven.

Photo courtesy of Budapest Airport

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