Romanian airline Blue Air increases passenger traffic by 55% in H1

Blue Air, the largest airline with Romanian private capital, carried 2.26 million people in the first half of this year, compared to 1.46 million passengers during the same period last year. The company managed to increase by 55% its passenger traffic, according to Ziarul Financiar. Its competitor Wizz Air recorded a 37% growth in passenger traffic during the same period, carrying 3.3 million passengers to and from Romania, in the first six months of this year. Blue Air managed to increase the number of passengers by introducing over 30 routes and increasing the frequency of the existing routes, said Blue Air general manager Gheorghe Racaru. Last year, Blue Air surpassed Tarom and became the second-biggest airline in the country after Wizz Air. The airline has 8 operational bases in Bucharest, Bacau, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Iasi, Larnaca, Liverpool and Turin. Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air orders six Boeing 737 MAX aircraft editor@romania-insider.com