Increased air traffic on Bucharest airports

Bucharest Airports National Company registered in the first six months of 2015, on Bucharest Henri Coanda International airport and Bucharest-Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport 4.217.213 passengers and 52.116 aircraft movements (landings and take offs). Of the total, 4,215,314 passengers and 46,426 aircraft movements were recorded on Henri Coanda Airport.

The number of passengers who transited Bucharest airports in the first half of 2015 recorded a relevant increase of 12.58% as compared to the same period of last year thus creating premises for reaching the 9 million passenger threshold throughout 2015.

The evolution of the passengers’ number on Bucharest Airports National Company’s two airports exceeds the general trend recorded at European level. Furthermore, the number of aircraft movements increased on Bucharest airports, going beyond the European trend once more. Thereby, the number of aircraft movements on Bucharest airports in the first six months of 2015 increased with almost 8,7 % as compared to the same period of last year.

In 2014, the Bucharest airports - Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport and Bucharest- Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport - were transited by 8,321,858 passengers, the number of aircraft movements (landings and takeoffs) rising to 102.048.

31 airlines are currently operating on Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport, carrying passengers to 70 destinations. Two new airlines started operating on Henri Coanda Airport in 2014: Ryanair and Air Baltic.

Brief information on Bucharest Airports National Company:

Bucharest Airports National Company commenced functioning on February the 5th, 2010, ensuring the operational coordination and the management of the two airports in Bucharest. The company was set up following the merger of the two companies managing at that time Bucharest’s airports: Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport and Bucharest-Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport.

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