Speaking at the conference Mediafax Talks about Aviation, Manescu said the Transport Ministry will soon approve the General Transport Master Plan which includes projects worth EUR1.12 billion meant to revive the local airport infrastructure.
The minister added the projects target, among others, the construction of intermodal terminals at several airports and the development of the cargo terminal at the international airport in Cluj.
According to Manescu, the airline industry in Europe and Romania has been facing a series of economic problems since 2008 and its evolution over the past years allows for “a moderate optimism.”
In 2012, passenger traffic stagnated in Romania, but rose 0.7% to 828 million passengers in the EU.