Direct flights from Incheon Airport to Budapest, Hungary, and Vienna, Austria, are expected to increase.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on Apr. 1 that it held aviation talks with the transport authorities of Hungary and Austria and agreed to increase passenger traffic rights between the countries.
With this talks, passenger traffic rights from Incheon to Budapest increased from six times a week to 14. Passenger traffic rights from Incheon to Vienna increased from four times a week to 21.
However, an increase in traffic rights does not mean the number of direct flights will rise by the same amount. A Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) official said, "An increase in passenger traffic rights means the countries expanded mutual rights so more direct routes can be launched," adding, "Within the expanded traffic rights, each airline decides how many direct flights to allocate."