AKIPRESS.COM - Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air today announced the launch of its new Budapest-Astana route starting from June 8 twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays, thus adding Kazakhstan to the carrier’s map, CEO József Váradi said April 3 at a press conference.

With the addition of the route, Wizz Air projects offering a total of 4.8 million seats on Hungarian routes, expecting another 22% growth by the end of this year, Váradi added, Budapest Business Journal reported.

“We are entering a new country and new market, further expanding the routes on offer by Wizz Air,” Váradi said. “I believe we are contributing to the improvement of the Hungarian tourism sector,” he added, while noting the latest record numbers.