DEBRECEN AIRPORT ASSISTANCE

History of Debrecen International Airport

The history of Debrecen Airport goes back to the early 20th Century. The first official regular flight carrying mail took off in 1930. Subsequently, the Airport served sports and military purposes. From 1930 on, it had remarkable domestic traffic, serving flights from Debrecen to Budapest and to other major cities in Hungary. During World War II, it was the base of a Hungarian bombing squad.

Between 1946 and 1968, Debrecen Airport also functioned as an emergency airfield for Budapest Airport. Following World War II, the Soviet Air Force had control over the airport until 1990. The political transition brought the revival of the airport, and international civilian traffic was launched together with sports aviation.

In May 1991, Soviet troops vacated the airport and handed it over to the Hungarian government. In 1994, the Debrecen Municipal Government realized the need to develop the airport and included it in its development plan. The city purchased the airport and has been steadily developing it. By 2004, the city of Debrecen had invested 3.5 billion forints to purchase, operate, and continually develop Debrecen Airport.

On June 18, 2012, Wizz Air launched its scheduled service between Debrecen and London-Luton, initially with three weekly flights. In 2012–2013, Tatarstan Airlines operated a biweekly flight to Moscow–Domodedovo. After the disaster of Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363, which forced Tatarstan Airlines into bankruptcy, the route was taken over by UTair Aviation. In 2014, due to souring Russia-European Union relations, a number of punitive sanctions were implemented and vice versa, forcing UTair to cancel the flight. In 2015, Wizz Air established a cadet pilot school at the airport under the company Pharma-Flight Kft, which also researches and produces pharmaceutical products for flight staff. In 2015, Wizz Air announced they would base one Airbus A320 at Debrecen. The construction of a new "innovation and incubation centre" at the airport that would host the new terminal on its ground floor began in June 2015 and is scheduled to open in 2017.

Ground transportation from Debrecen International Airport

• Bus: Buses Airport1 and Airport2 are operated by the local public transport company, called Debreceni Közlekedési Vállalat (DKV). A direct bus connection was established in March 2016 between Nagyvárad (Oradea) and Debrecen International Airport. The schedule is matched with the arrival and departure times of the planes.
• Road: The street leading to the airport terminal is accessible only from Route 47. Passengers arriving at the airport can get to their destinations by taxi for a fixed rate within city limits.
• Train: The airport has a recently reconstructed direct rail connection, but it is used for freight only. It will be made suitable for passenger traffic only if there is a reasonable demand for its construction sometime in the future.

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