Hungary opens door for Emirates to provide lost air link to US
The United Arab Emirates is seeking to establish Budapest as a bridgehead for onward flights in a move that could allow 2 of the Gulf region’s biggest airlines to carry people between central Europe and the US. The application for so-called fifth-freedom rights concerns services to 2 points beyond Hungary, Saif Al Suwaidi, DG of the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority, said, adding that those locations have yet to be determined, but could include the US. Such flights can make a huge difference in the growth of airlines, opening up completely new markets that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to access. Since 2013, Emirates has been extending a Dubai-Milan service on to New York, tapping travel between prosperous northern Italy and the eastern US with Airbus A380s seating more than 450 people. <br/>
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Hungary opens door for Emirates to provide lost air link to US
The United Arab Emirates is seeking to establish Budapest as a bridgehead for onward flights in a move that could allow 2 of the Gulf region’s biggest airlines to carry people between central Europe and the US. The application for so-called fifth-freedom rights concerns services to 2 points beyond Hungary, Saif Al Suwaidi, DG of the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority, said, adding that those locations have yet to be determined, but could include the US. Such flights can make a huge difference in the growth of airlines, opening up completely new markets that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to access. Since 2013, Emirates has been extending a Dubai-Milan service on to New York, tapping travel between prosperous northern Italy and the eastern US with Airbus A380s seating more than 450 people. <br/>
