“Regular flights will be operated weekly, on each Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Tickets are already available, for a price of just EUR349”, reads an ad the company posted on its Facebook page.

Romania had transatlantic flights until the early 2000s, when Tarom renounced them.

HiSky was set up in 2022 in the Republic of Moldova, in the most challenging year for the aviation industry. Despite difficulties, Iulian Scorpan says the pandemic aided its development and the company had access to newer aircraft.

(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)