Interview: Hungary welcomes back Chinese tourists with resumption of direct flights

BUDAPEST, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of direct flights between China and Hungary has increased in recent years in line with Hungary's eagerness to welcome visitors from the Asian country, Zsofia Jakab, deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTU), told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.

"It is very important that we restore as many direct flights as possible between China and Hungary," Jakab said, explaining that the resumption of direct services is expected to enable a return to pre-COVID-19 tourism levels. Before the pandemic, Hungary welcomed around 280,000 visitors from China each year.