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American adds Budapest, Prague and Buenos Aires flights for summer 2026

HUNGARY, AUG 7 – American Airlines will resume direct summer flights from Philadelphia to Budapest and Prague with daily Boeing 787-8 service offering 3,200 weekly seats, boosting transatlantic travel options.

  • Beginning May 21, 2026, American Airlines will offer daily nonstop service connecting Philadelphia with both Budapest and Prague.
  • These routes resume seasonal services suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic after months of negotiations to restore direct flights.
  • American Airlines redesigned its network focusing on current demand, using Boeing 787-8 aircraft except Zurich flights operated by Boeing 777-200s.
  • Philadelphia International Airport CEO Atif Saeed expressed enthusiasm about the return of nonstop flights from PHL to sought-after destinations, anticipating that travelers will be very pleased with these services.
  • The new services mark a milestone in Hungarian-American relations and may boost tourism by improving travel ease and connectivity.
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According to Márton Nagy's announcement on Thursday, American Airlines will launch such a flight from Budapest in May 2026.

There is good news for Czech tourists planning a trip overseas. The head of Prague Airport, Jiří Pos, has long said that he wants to have as many long-distance routes as possible at Ruzyne without the need for transfers in any of the European or Middle Eastern hubs. That is why he is negotiating with a number of carriers. He has now reached an agreement with American...

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Pénzcentrum broke the news in on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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