Asiana Airlines launches three direct flights per week between Budapest and Seoul

The launch of the flight is another important milestone in the development of Liszt Ferenc International Airport. The airport is a strategically important infrastructure, which is not only a transport hub, but also a key element of tourism, freight transport and economic growth.

The 75-year-old airport had a record year in 2025, with 19.6 million passengers and 420 thousand tons of freight traffic. We will further increase this performance, and developments, including the new terminal, the renovation of the expressway and the construction of the railway connection, will further strengthen Hungary’s competitiveness – the ministry’s statement reads.

Based on the recent agreement between the aviation authorities of South Korea and Hungary, bilateral passenger traffic rights will be expanded from 6 to 14 flights per week, which has opened the opportunity for Asiana Airlines to launch a new flight. Flights between Budapest and Seoul are important indicators of the South Korean market’s demand for direct flights to Europe, as well as the strengthening economic and tourist relations between Hungary and South Korea, they wrote.

– they announced.

“Budapest Airport is continuously working to complement its offer with as many diverse flights with great potential as possible”

– emphasized Máté Lóga, State Secretary for Economic Development and Industry at the Ministry of National Economy, and also Chairman of Budapest Airport Zrt. Chairman of the Board of Directors on the occasion of the flight launch.

“Budapest Airport, which will be majority-owned by the state again in the summer of 2024, is the country’s number one air gateway and a key tool for Hungary’s connectivity. The airport’s performance is setting historical records one after another. In addition to the recently inaugurated North American flights, travelers can fly directly from Budapest to numerous countries in the Asian region, which further strengthens Hungary’s role as an economic and cultural bridge between Western and Eastern countries. The flight just announced by Asiana Airlines also fits into this series”

– the NGM statement contains.

lg:mb-7.5 lg:text-xl”>The Republic of South Korea is Hungary’s fourth most significant investor. In 2023, the Asian country’s foreign direct investment stock amounted to more than 9 billion dollars, which accounted for 7.7 percent of the total FDI stock in Hungary, and the 259 South Korean companies present in Hungary employed a total of about 24 thousand people.

The activity of South Korean investors may remain strong in the future, automotive supplier Harman Becker is strengthening its presence in Hungary with 3 projects with the participation of the HIPA National Investment Agency, the total value of the company’s developments exceeds 130 million euros. Interest in tourism is also outstanding, South Korean tourists spent nearly 295 thousand guest nights in Hungary last year – they wrote.