Bucharest Airports

Hooray! Baneasa Airport is no more

by Craig Turp January 12, 2012 Bucharest

 It’s official. Bucharest’s Baneasa Airport, widely considered one of the worst in Europe, is to close its doors to standard commercial traffic, although it will remain open as a private airport for the personal planes of the rich and famous. All of the budget airlines currently making use of Baneasa will move operations to Otopeni [...]

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Travelling in Romania? Take to the skies

by Craig Turp April 30, 2011 Romania

 There are famously almost no motorways in Romania (and there are not likely to be for some time), and the country’s trains are notoriously slow (and surprisingly expensive). Getting from A to B in this country therefore takes far longer and costs far more than it should. So bad is Romania’s transport infrastructure that – [...]

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Why is the prime minister personally opening modestly-sized extensions to airports?

by Craig Turp April 16, 2011 Bucharest

 Given the level of media coverage which greeted the opening of a new extension to Bucharest’s Otopeni Airport last month (all of which was positive) you could be forgiven for thinking that the airport was now a one-stop shop for all sorts, from instant world peace to a cure for cancer. In fact, as we [...]

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Wherever you’re from, paying 3.50 lei/km for a taxi in Romania is paying too much

by Craig Turp March 25, 2011 Bucharest

 Met some foreigners last night who had paid over 150 lei to get from Bucharest’s Otopeni Airport into the city centre. Silly boys. The interesting thing was however, that they did not realise they had paid too much until we pointed out to them what they should have paid (no more than 50 lei). After [...]

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Taxi revolution at Otopeni?

by Craig Turp November 10, 2010 Bucharest

 According to reports in the local press, as of November 15th, all remaining restrictions preventing standard Bucharest taxis picking up passengers at Otopeni/Henri Coanda Airport will be lifted. The only caveat is that taxis will have to pay a six lei entrance fee. This will of course be passed on to clients, but even so [...]

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Romania’s most expensive Coke*

by Craig Turp August 19, 2010 Bucharest

 A couple of days ago we went to meet Mrs. Bucharest Life at Otopeni Airport, and while waiting (the flight was late) we got thirsty. Being an airport we knew we would be paying over the odds at the kiosk in arrivals, but even so, we were shocked by the price they were asking for [...]

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Satu Mare: Romania’s best airport

by Craig Turp July 23, 2010 Bucharest

 Having written a couple of weeks ago about Bucharest Baneasa, Romania’s worst airport, time to give a little credit where it is due and write about the best: Satu Mare. Satu Mare airport in the north of Romania is not, by any stretch of the imagination, the world’s busiest. One small plane takes off for [...]

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