According to Mladin, the airport’s capacity is of 900,000 passengers and will increase by over 300 percent after the new terminal is completed.
Baneasa signed a partnership with low-cost operator Blue Air to build the terminal. Mladin said Bucharest needs a new airport because the two existing airports, Baneasa and Otopeni, will not be able to handle air traffic within five years. The Government announced plans to build a new airport in the southern area of the Capital City.
The passenger traffic on Otopeni airport increased by 41 percent in 2007, while the traffic on Baneasa airport increased by 43 percent. Market analysts say that Romania’s airport traffic will increase by 6.9 percent per year during 2008-2014.
Baneasa airport posted €10 million in turnover for the first six months of 2008. Mladin expects turnover worth €20 million for 2008, some 35-40 percent higher year-on-year.
