The airline said it managed to make its flight-related program more efficient in the mentioned period, reporting a 1.4% increase in the number of passengers on regular flights to a total 974,984.
In 2013, Tarom has introduced new flights on the following routes: Bucharest -Dublin, Iasi-Bologna, Iasi-Torino, Iasi-Londra, Bucharest-Prague and Cluj-Praga.
The company’s operating revenues reached RON534 million in January through June, compared to RON498 million in the same period a year ago.
The airline employs 2006 people, down 4% from 2012, following voluntary layoffs and retirements.
Early July, Tarom general manager Christian Heinzmann said the airline’s new management plan is yielding good results due to the measures already implemented which allow the company to continue its activity.
Tarom registered loss of RON66 million in January through April, lower by RON30 million compared to the loss estimated in the management plan. The company registered unaudited loss of RON236 million last year.
The management plan, approved by the airline’s Executive Board in March, states loss of RON143 million this year and of RON18 million in 2014. Tarom is expected to switch to profit of RON92 million in 2015 and of RON173 million in 2016.
The airline started a voluntary leave program in March, aiming at downsizing staff by 10% by the end of the year. (EUR1=RON4.4048)