Almost 25 million passengers were recorded at Romanian airports in 2023, up 17% from 2022, according to the Association of Romanian Airports.As against 23.234 million in 2019, the advance is 6%."We are happy to note that passenger traffic in Romania has recovered strongly and exceeded the values recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic. By comparison, air traffic in Europe will probably reach the values of 2019 only at the end of this year. In recent years, most important investment projects were carried out at airports in Romania. New terminals were built, existing ones were expanded and modernised, work was done to expand runways, tracks and taxiways and modern security equipment was purchased. All these investments will allows us to process in optimum condition an increasing number of passengers. We expect traffic values to increase constantly and we estimate that in 2040 we will exceed 50 million passengers at Romanian airports," says David Ciceo, chairman of the Association of Romanian Airports.Comparing the traffic data recorded by Romanian airports in the last two years, it can be seen that in 2023 the number of passengers on domestic routes decreased by 8% y-o-y to 1.821 million.At the same time, the number of passengers on external routes saw an important increase of 19.62% in 2023 from 2022 (22.737 million passengers).In 2023, 233,027 landings and take-offs were recorded, 5.6% more than in the previous year.According to the cited source, air cargo traffic decreased by 5.7% in 2023 to 50,786 tonnes of cargo from 53,877 in 2022.The Association of Romanian Airports (AAR) was founded in 1999 and it currently has 24 members, including 18 airports and airport companies.
The Romanian Youth Orchestra and the Orchestre National de France, conducted by Cristian Măcelaru, will perform on November 20 at the Radio France Auditorium in Paris. The soloists will be Maria Marica, winner of the 2022 George Enescu International Violin Competition, and Luc Héry, concertmaster of the Orchestre National de France. The program covers works […]
“The Cello Robot” – a Special Artistic Moment at GoTech World 2025 – Blends Art and Technology in a Spectacular Performance GoTech World 2025, the largest B2B expo-conference for IT and digital solutions in Central and Eastern Europe, takes place on November 11–12 at Romexpo, Pavilion B1, bringing together over 100 exhibiting companies that will […]
A Russian drone fell on Romanian territory, in the Grindu area of Tulcea County, approximately 5 km from the border with Ukraine, on the night of Monday to Tuesday, November 10 to 11. The incident was condemned by the Romanian Foreign Ministry, while the president labeled it “an accident.” The drone was most likely part […]
More than 320 items, from the collections of the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR), various national and international museums, and private collections, will be included in the exhibition "Romania- Identity Representation of Traditional Dress in Art" ("România – reprezentarea identitară a portului popular în artă"). The exhibition, scheduled to open at MNAR on […]
The net profit of Banca Transilvania, Romania’s largest bank, at the end of September 2025, was RON 2.92 billion (EUR 574 million), 7.9% more than the same period in 2024, a dynamic mainly impacted by the increase of the banking tax, according to the results released on Monday, November 10. Banca Transilvania financed companies with RON 16 billion (EUR 3.15 billion), and the general population […]
Foreign minister Oana Ţoiu announced on Monday, November 10, that the Romanian Senate adopted a bill criminalizing the violation and circumvention of international sanctions against Russia. According to the new law, those who help individuals and companies on the sanctions list will no longer get away with a simple fine but will be held criminally […]
