“(…) It will be an international airport, both for passenger transport and with a major cargo component as at this moment Otopeni Airport is overwhelmed from this point of view. We are doing all this as we want Bucharest to become a truly Western city,” stated Baluta.

In line with Romanian Airports Association (AAR) data, traffic on Romania’s airports has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, yet.

(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)