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Aircraft Deicing Causes Delays For Bucharest Airport Flights

A wave of cold weather accompanied by heavy snowfall caused delays of up to 30 minutes at the Henri Coanda International Airport near Bucharest on Wednesday, with all flights operating in winter conditions.

Traffic On Timisoara International Airport Up 70% To 355,832 Passengers In 1Q/2017

Timisoara International Airport, in western Romania, saw an increase of 70% in passenger traffic on the year in the first three months of 2017, to 355,832 passengers.

Romanian Transport Minister Signs EUR39.5M Contract For Suceava Airport Upgrade

Romanian Transport Minister Anca Boagiu and Suceava county council president Gheorghe Flutur on Friday signed the contract for the Suceava Airport's modernization through the Transport Operational Program, a EUR39.5 million investment financed by the EU and the national and county budget.

Six People In Romanian Baneasa Airport Management Indicted In Procurement Fraud Case

Romanian anticorruption prosecutors on Friday indicted six people, including four managers of the Bucharest Baneasa Airport, for causing damages of more than 23 million lei (EUR5.8 million) in an overestimated contract.

Bucharest Henri Coanda Intl Airport Opens New Terminal

The second passenger terminal building of the Henri Coanda International Airport in Otopeni, near capital Bucharest, has been inaugurated Tuesday in the presence of Prime Minister Emil Boc, Transport Minister Anca Boagiu and several EU ambassadors to Bucharest.

Romanian Airports To Set Fees After Consultations With Airlines – Draft

Romanian airports with an annual traffic of over 500,000 passengers will set the level of airport fees after consultations with airlines and are required to announce any changes in prices at least four months ahead, according to a draft government decision drawn up by the Transport Ministry.

Romanian Intl Airport Henri Coanda Relaxes Taxi Services As Of Nov 15

International Airport Henri Coanda in Otopeni, near Bucharest, will relax taxi services starting November 15, so that transporters which meet certain conditions will be allowed to offer transport services at the airport, the National Company of Bucharest Airports said in a press release Tuesday.

New Terminal Of Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport To Be Put In Use In March 2011

The construction of the new terminal building of the Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport will be finalized in November and the terminal will be put in use in March 2011, along with Romania's accession to the Schengen Area.

Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Certified As International Airport

Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport was certified as international airport under the new legal provisions in the field, which represents a prerequisite for Romania’s accession to the Schengen Area.

Dense Fog On W Romania International Airport Grounds 12 Flights

Twelve flights due to take off or land on the international airport in Timisoara, western Romania, Wednesday morning, were delayed by 15 minutes up to nearly three hours, due to heavy fog in the runway area.

Romania Closes Entire Airspace As Volcanic Ash Cloud Approaches

Romania’s Government has decided to close the country’s entire airspace as of Saturday 6 p.m. (local time), until at least Sunday 12 p.m., because of the approaching plume of volcanic ash from Iceland.

Romanians Blocked At Hurghada Airport, Egypt, To Return Home Tonight

Romanian Ambassador to Egypt Gheorghe Dumitru told MEDIAFAX Tuesday evening Egypt's civil aviation authority said Koral Blue airline received flight authorization and will operate the return flight to Cluj-Napoca, northwestern Romania, tonight.

Romanian Mihail Kogalniceanu Intl Airport Manager To Resign From Office

The manager of Mihail Kogalniceanu International Airport in Constanta, southeastern Romania, Gheorghe Sutu, said Friday he plans to resign from office for medical reasons, adding his resignation will soon be sent to the Transport Ministry.

Bomb Scare On Timisoara Airport, Western Romania

Romanian police, gendarmes and firefighters were rushed to the international airport in Timisoara, western Romania, after someone called the emergency number 112 to report a bomb on the airport.

Romanian Transport Min Thinks Airport Bomb-Scare Could Be Related To Fmr Manager’s Resignation

Romanian Transport Minister Radu Berceanu told a news conference Wednesday he thinks the bomb-scare on the airport in Timisoara, western Romania, Wednesday morning could have something to do with the recent resignation of the airport’s manager.

Specialists Determine Bomb Threat On Romanian Timisoara Airport Was False Alarm

Bomb squads, Police and Antiterrorism Department officers said Wednesday that the bomb threat on Timisoara Airport in western Romania was false.

Romanian Otopeni International Airport Issues 250 Taxi Authorizations

People flying from the “Henri Coanda” International Airport in Otopeni, Romania, will be able to use, as of February 1, the services of 13 taxi companies and 57 authorized natural persons who won an auction organized by the airport.

Bucharest’s Baneasa Airport Auctions Off EUR3.17M Safety Area Layout Works

Bucharest international airport Aurel Vlaicu (Baneasa) will hold an auction for the layout of the safety area near the runway, a contract estimated at 3.17 million lei (EUR1=RON4.2459), VAT excluded.

NW Romanian International Airport Wants To Built 3,500-Meter Runway, Needs EU Funds

Romania’s International Airport Cluj-Napoca submitted to the Transport Ministry the documents needed to access European funds within the sector operational program to build a 3,500-meter runway, and the project requires a seven-kilometer deviation of river Somes’course.

Airliners To Pay Higher Taxes On Bucharest’s Baneasa Airport

Airliners operating on the Bucharest's Baneasa Airport will pay higher taxes and might relocate their activity to Otopeni Airport, just outside Bucharest, starting 2012, general manager of Baneasa airport George Mihalcea said Wednesday.

Romanian Airline Operator Blue Air Abandons Suceava Airport Routes

The president of the Suceava County Council (NE Romania), Gheorghe Flutur, said he held talks with several companies that would take over the flights already formed on the Suceava Airport, following airline operator Blue Air’s announcement that come September 16 it will stop using this airport.

Taxi Drivers Operating On Romanian Otopeni Airport To Charge RON3.5/Km Tops

Taxi drivers operating in the area of Romanian international airport “Henri Coanda” Otopeni are not allowed to charge more than 3.5 lei per km (EUR1=RON4.2495), more than RON3.5 as starting tariff for the trip and RON35/hour as stationing tariff, the airport said in a press release Friday.

Traffic On Cluj-Napoca International Airport To Be Suspended Four Days In Oct ‘09

Traffic on the international airport in Cluj-Napoca, northwestern Romania, will be suspended for four days between October 3 and 7, for repair works on the take-off runway, which will affect 150 flights.

Slovak Sky Europe Agrees To Pay Daily Taxes To Romanian Airport

Airline company Sky Europe accepted paying daily, in cash, the airport services provided by the "Aurel Vlaicu" (Baneasa) Airport in Bucharest, so traffic is unfolding normally, airport general manager George Mihalcea told MEDIAFAX.

Bucharest’s Baneasa Airport Allows One Sky Europe Plane To Take Off To Vienna

Bucharest’s international Baneasa airport will allow an airplane of low-cost airliner Sky Europe to take off to Vienna on Wednesday, June 24, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.

Two Sky Europe Planes Held On Bucharest’s Baneasa Airport Over Debts

Two airplanes of low-cost airliner Sky Europe are being kept grounded on Bucharest international Baneasa airport over a debt of EUR529,000, Transport Ministry state secretary Marin Anton told MEDIAFAX Wednesday.

Romanian Transp Minister Sacks Manager Of Otopeni Intl Airport

Romania’s transport minister Radu Berceanu on Tuesday dismissed Sorinel Ciobanu as general manager of international airport Henri Coanda Otopeni, arguing the social democrats failed to issue a statement and clearly say whether or not they back Ciobanu for this position.

Romanian Transport Min Blasts Airport Construction Ordinance

Romanian transport minister Radu Berceanu said Thursday in a press conference that the Brasov Airport "is, probably, a real estate deal," adding he does not understand why back-up land is required and estimated passenger numbers are so high.

Romanian Bucharest-Bacau Flights Temporarily Redirected

Flights between the Romanian cities of Bucharest and Bacau, handled by Romanian airline Tarom, will be redirected to Iasi, starting this Saturday and until April 12, due to the temporary closing of the “George Enescu” International Airport in Bacau.

Poll Places Romanian Airport Henri Coanda Otopeni In Top Class Service-Wise

Romanian international airport Henri Coanda Otopeni outranked, in traveler opinion, large international airports such as Paris' Charles de Gaulle, Rome's Fumicino, London or Frankfurt, in certain aspects of service quality, according to a poll cited by the Ministry of Transport.

Romanian Otopeni Airport To Be Reachable By Train, Bus Line

The railroad line between Bucharest’s Gara de Nord and Otopeni will be functional within a few days, and a ticket will cost 6 lei (EUR1 = RON4.2450), said Romanian transport and infrastructure minister Radu Berceanu.

School Should File Complaint Against Wizz Air Operator – Romanian Education Min

Romanian Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu asked the high school whose students were blocked for 17 hours on the Luton airport near London to file a complaint at the National Authority for Consumer Protection against flight operator Wizz Air, that is responsible for the situation.

Children Blocked On Airport Near London, Awaiting Flight Back To Romania

A group of students, mainly belonging to I.L. Caragiale high chool in Bucharest are blocked on Luton airport near London and are waiting for the Wizz Air flight to bring them back to Romania.

State Funds Are Insufficient For Bucharest’s Future Airport – Romanian Official

Romania’s future airport in the south of capital city Bucharest cannot be built from state funds alone, according to Sorin Stoicescu, air flotilla general and former head of the Civil Aviation Department within Romania’s Transport Ministry.

Romanian Citizen Arrested For Cocaine Possession In Belgium

A Romanian citizen, aged 20, was arrested Saturday on the Belgian airport Zaventem after authorities found over eight kilograms of cocaine in his luggage, Belgium’s federal police informed.

Blaze Triggers Evacuation In The International Departures Terminal Of Bucharest Airport Otopeni

The fire that broke out Saturday afternoon on Bucharest airport "Henri Coanda" Otopeni was put out after an intervention that lasted some two hours. Air traffic was resumed and 12 flights were delayed.

Vienna Airport Mulls Bidding For The NE Romanian Iasi Airport Upgrade

The Vienna airport is interested in attending the auction for the upgrade of the northeastern Romanian Iasi Airport, said Austrian ambassador Martin Eichtinger within a meeting with Iasi local and county authorities.

Upgrade Of Romania’s Henri Coanda Airport To Be Delayed 4 Yrs On Unfinished PUZ

The upgrading process of Bucharest's Henri Coanda Otopeni airport will be postponed for another four years, by 2019, because the Zonal Urban Planning, or PUZ, is not finished, according to the company’s strategic plan.

Romanian Govt OKs Feasibility Study For South Bucharest Airport

The Romanian Government approved Wednesday the drawing up of a feasibility study for the construction of an airport in the southern area of Bucharest, due to higher traffic.

Romania’s Henri Coanda Intl Airport To Pay EUR5.95M For IT Services

Romania’s Henri Coanda/Otopeni International Airport on Wednesday said will pay EUR5.95 million for IT services at check-in counters, baggage reconciliation and automatic people movers.