“The growth in passenger numbers on the two airports considerably exceeds the general trend in Europe,” the company said in a statement, adding aircraft movements increased 12.6% in the first quarter, to 23,961 takeoffs and landings.
The Henri Coanda Airport registered 1,808,332 passengers and 19,411 aircraft movements. The airport is operated by 31 airlines flying to 70 destinations.
In 2014, Bucharest’s airports had a passenger traffic of 8.32 million and 102,048 aircraft movements.
The Bucharest Airport Company is under the authority of the Ministry of Transport.