Traffic at Aurel Vlaicu Airport up 30% in June

Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, located in Baneasa, north of Bucharest, registered a 30 percent year-on-year increase in the number of passengers in June and July, according to its General Manager, Stefan Mladin. Main destinations were Tunis, Palma de Mallorca, Turkey and Italy.

The airport is undergoing an infrastructure development plan, including runway expansion, expansion of the platform for large aircraft, and a waste treatment station. These projects are part of the first stage of the strategic plan, Mladin said.

Furthermore, a parking lot with some 500 spaces and an integrated security system are needed.

Some 50 large planes and 78-80 smaller ones take off from or land daily at Aurel Vlaicu Airport, with low-cost airlines the principal users.

The airport turnover amounted to some €3 million in the first four months of 2008. By the end of the year, the company estimates some €15-20 million in turnover and one million passengers. (NewsIn)