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The new terminal with video for Debrecen Airport wants to maintain its leading position in the region
Debrecen – In the second half of the year, air transport in the Cívis town picked up again. The managing director of Debrecen International Airport Kft. Said that they want to reach further destinations in the spring.
Debrecen International Airport is being expanded with a new passenger terminal. The economic development of the region can effectively increase international traffic, and good buildings must also be able to handle this. But what do the current traffic data show? How did the flight be affected by the pandemic? How popular are restarted flights? János Vajda, CEO of Debrecen International Airport Kft., Talks about this year’s challenges, achievements and further plans in the Debrecen Television Evening Close-up program.
The managing director also mentioned Monday’s incident, when Debrecen airport could not receive a flight from Paris, so it had to land in Budapest.
– Debrecen International Airport has a runway, which is undergoing almost constant maintenance. However, freezing and thawing can cause injuries on the track, as happened on Monday. In this case, we will make a decision together with the Director of Aviation Security. In this case, we came to send this flight to Budapest, because the safety of the passengers is the most important thing – explained János Vajda.
He said that although this meant an extra two-hour journey back to Debrecen for the passengers, this sacrifice had to be made in exchange for safety. The error was rectified within three hours, so the evening plane could already be received.
János Vajda stated that this year was characterized by a duality, in the first half the aircraft that were already in service were parked in the second half.
– We have focused on maintaining the stability of these vehicles with the greatest efficiency so that the restart is trouble-free. Starting in June, the numbers for the first period didn’t disappoint, as the charter flights were packed, he pointed out.
Wizz Air has rebuilt one of its base planes, which was 6-7 destinations for the cities available from Debrecen. Nor was there a flight between them that would have flown under eighty percent saturation.
– Nearly 160-170 people come to us from Moscow, they love the airport in Debrecen, they only travel on to Paris and London in a few days. I am confident that we will be able to apply for more flights next spring, János Vajda pointed out.
Regarding the flight to Kiev, he said that because it is a new destination, he did not immediately bring out the outstanding numbers, but the ones he needs to bring to such a destination under construction, so they will continue to fly here.
The executive also talks about the rationale for building the new terminal building: in addition to the age of the current infrastructure, it is also able to meet the needs of multis moving into the city.
“At the regional level, we finished in front of Oradea and Kosice at the passenger traffic level, we closed this year with a significant advantage, and we want to ensure this in a stable way,” he pointed out.
He wanted to build a small machine terminal, as well as the most important addition for the operator: the runway, taxiway and traffic lobby are in a whole new location, with new features and greater capacity.
– We strive to provide a very compact, convenient airport for passengers. We wanted to preserve the “magic” of being able to get quickly from the car park to the boarding gate and from there to the aircraft, and this is possible if we are not thinking of a huge building complex, but of building a structure that makes it possible, János Vajda explained. . He added that as a regional airport, attention must also be paid to cost-effectiveness.
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