“The market has stabilized, there’s no more room for big increases. We have trips to all the destinations where Romanians work, we cover all the routes. Considering how the year started, we do not see a significant increase in the number of passengers,” said Micu.
Spain, Italy and Germany are still the countries Romanians travel to by coach.
In 2014, Atlassib carried more than 600,000 passengers to foreign destinations and neared revenue worth RON260 million (some EUR60 million). In 2013, the operator reached revenue worth RON253 million (EUR57.5 million) and profit of RON14.8 million (EUR3.4 million), according with Finance Ministry data.
In 2015, the company plans to acquire 10-15 coaches to renew its fleet. The Sibiu-based company has 170 coaches operating on 37 external routes.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)