Debrecen4U March 31, 2025

Flights to Malta and Leipzig depart from Debrecen twice a week

From the end of March, it will be possible to travel to Malta and Leipzig from Debrecen International Airport. The first flight of the Universal Air airline arrived in the city on Sunday. Mayor László Papp said in this regard, “It is extremely important to be able to cooperate with a larger number of passengers, new flights and, if appropriate, new airlines every year.”

The first plane of the Universal Air airline arrived from Malta to Debrecen on Sunday afternoon. From now on, the Maltese airline will operate direct flights twice a week on the Debrecen-Leipzig and Debrecen-Malta routes.

“Debrecen is a very important city from an economic and cultural perspective. For us, the connections between people, the economy and culture are increasingly important, and it is important to further strengthen them,” the airline’s COO, Christopher Luca said so. The flights will operate on Thursdays and Sundays during the summer season.

“This is a very important day for us, as we connect two cities, Leipzig and Debrecen. This not only brings our colleagues closer to each other, but also the cultures. People will come together and enjoy Debrecen and Leipzig, and they will learn more and more about our new Neue klasse iX3, which will arrive soon,” CFO of BMW Manufacturing Hungary Ltd., Eske Herrström  said.

In recent decades, Leipzig has not been accessible by direct flight from Hungary, but now it is possible from Debrecen.”This event, that this plane appeared here today, at this airport,is hopefully just a first step on a longer journey to the success story of Universal Air’s operations in Debrecen. We, the airport, will do everything we can to make this happen,” CEO of Debrecen International Airport, Ernő Györke emphasised.

Mayor László Papp stated that together with the government, they consider the development of Debrecen Airport to be of strategic importance. The city leader highlighted that it is extremely important that they can cooperate with a larger number of passengers, new flights and, if appropriate, new airlines every year. László Papp added he is confident that the year 2025 will be a turning point.

“This year, we can welcome several new airlines to Debrecen Airport. One is Universal Air, which is launching two new scheduled flights from Debrecen, one to Leipzig and the other to Malta. One could say that one is perhaps related to work and the other to relaxation. But both destinations are very important to us because they increase the importance of Debrecen Airport within the region,” the Mayor pointed out and announced that a contract will soon be signed, which will deal with the design of the internal transport system of Debrecen Airport, namely the runway, taxiways and navigation system.

The flight from Malta did not stay long in the city, as it departed for Leipzig after a short time.

Source and photo credit:debrecen.hu