After a fragile and incomplete recovery from the mobility restrictions imposed under the pandemic, the air transportation industry faces tough conditions generated by rising fuel prices and dwindling purchasing power of households.
Even after the tripling seen over the past year, the air traffic in Romania in the first quarter of 2022 lags behind the total 4.6 million passengers served in the first quarter of 2019, before the pandemic significantly hit the aviation industry.
The growth rate of the local market is in line with the European trend.
The lifting of travel restrictions has been the main driver behind the significant increase in demand.
The airports with the most passengers in Romania in the first quarter of 2022 were Henri Coanda International Airport, followed by Cluj-Napoca Avram Iancu International Airport, Timisoara Traian Vuia International Airport, Maramures International Airport and Stefan Cel Mare International Airport in Suceava, as per data centralized by AACR.