Blue Air said in an open letter to the government it has done its part providing all the necessary data and taking all required measures but the finance ministry has yet to issue a loan guarantee agreement, pass a government decision and issue the state guarantee for the loan.
The Romanian government agreed in April to grant a six-year rescue loan of EUR300 million to Blue Air to compensate for loss of revenue while its regular flights were suspended due to the pandemic. In August the government passed an emergency decree approving the framework for the rescue loan.
“A month after the approval of the legal framework and the urgent authorization of the state aid measure by the European Commission, Blue Air has still not received the aid it required more than six months ago,” the airline said.