Work is underway to open direct flights between Kyrgyzstan and Hungary, the press service of the Kyrgyz Transport Ministry said Friday, Trend reports citing Kabar.
Issue of opening direct air service between the two countries was raised during an official visit of Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov to Hungary on Sept. 28-29. Earlier, in the course of video conference at the level of Foreign Ministers of the two countries in May 2020, the Hungarian side expressed its readiness to consider the possibility of opening direct air service by the Hungarian WizzAir airline.
"To date, the government agencies of the Kyrgyz Republic are actively working to open direct regular flights on the Budapest-Bishkek route. It is worth nothing that the opening of the flight between the two countries will serve as an impetus for the development of bilateral cooperation in all spheres," the report says.