The decline stood at more than 70% in September, too, compared with the same time last year.

In all, about 4 million people flew to a destination from the Otopeni Airport in January-October, 68% fewer than the almost 12.5 million in the corresponding period of 2019.

In August, a month when people usually go on vacation, the traffic on the Otopeni Airport stood at a little more than 426,000 passengers, about a quarter of the 1.5 million in August last year.

The most abrupt declines were recorded in April, May and June 2020, when only tens of thousands of people passed through the airport compared with more than one million in 2019.

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)