It estimates a transaction volume of EUR80 million, as its turnover is made up of commissions on brokered transactions.
According to finance ministry data, Vola.ro posted a turnover of RON31.5 million and a net profit of RON2.2 million in 2017.
The agency’s business grew 21% on the year in May and 32% in June. In May alone, Vola.ro registered over 32,000 plane tickets sold.
By the end of 2018, the company estimates a growth of more than 30% compared with 2017.
Romanians bought over 170,000 plane tickets off the website in the first half of the year. The cheapest ticket cost EUR6, for a flight to Brussels and the most expensive cost nearly EUR6000 for a flight to Washington. The average price for domestic flight tickets was EUR94 and the average for external flights was EUR160.