To prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have taken a variety of restrictive measures since the beginning of 2020. Due to these restrictions, the air transport industry suffered a blow – but the most recent figures on commercial flights show signs of recovery. In August 2021, the number of commercial flights in the EU increased by 48% compared with August 2020. This is still well below the pre-pandemic levels (-31% compared with August 2019). In absolute terms, the number of commercial flights stood at 479 000 in August 2021, compared with 325 000 in August 2020 and 696 000 in August 2019. The EU countries with the lowest decreases in commercial flights in August 2021 were Greece (-7% compared with August 2019), Romania (-18%) and Croatia (-22%). In contrast, flights decreased by more than half in Finland (-60% compared with August 2019), Ireland (-55%), Slovenia (-54%), Slovakia (-52%) and Czechia (-51%).
NEPI Rockcastle, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest owner and operator of shopping centers, has inaugurated its first photovoltaic park in Chișineu-Criș, Arad county, in western Romania. The investment is part of its green energy programme, which includes a EUR 110 million plan for photovoltaic projects across Central and Eastern Europe. According to the company, these […]
A Romanian man sneaked into the museum five days before the theft of the Cotofenești Helmet and the Dacian gold bracelets from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. The new information, revealed from the criminal case by Dutch RTL Nieuws, shows that Andrei B. is believed to have...
Romanian construction company Concelex has secured a contract worth over RON 49 million (EUR 9.7 million), excluding VAT, to modernize the Arad Penitentiary. The project will focus on improving living conditions, energy efficiency, and safety standards across four detention pavilions and one technical building, the company said. The modernization works, covering nearly 18,000 sqm, will […]
The historic Casa Petrescu/Petrescu House, a late 19th-century architectural landmark in central Bucharest, has been sold to the District 1 Local Council for EUR 1.7 million, Romania Sotheby’s International Realty announced. The property will be restored and transformed into a cultural and educational center for the local community. Built in 1895 by merchant Dimitrie Petrescu, […]
Average budget for experiential gifts: 650 lei. Flight simulator, sports car driving, and wine tastings, the top choices of the past decade. Complice.ro, curator and provider of experiences for individuals and companies, celebrates its 10th anniversary, highlighting the maturity of Romania’s experiential gifting market. What started with occasional gift packages has evolved into an integral […]
Former great gymnast Nadia Comăneci was present at the start of construction for the gymnastics hall that will bear her name, a project carried out by the Țiriac Foundation in Otopeni. In the summer of 1976, a then-14-year-old Nadia Comăneci received the first perfect 10 in the history of Olympic gymnastics, immortalizing her name in […]
