15 million passengers at Bucharest airports in 2019

By Edwig Ban
During 2019, the air traffic on Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport and Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport recorded 14.729.894 passengers (a 6,39% raise as compared to 2018) and 145.002 aircraft movements (landings and take offs), a 5.23% raise as compared to the previous year).
Henri Coandă Airport recorded 14.707.376 passengers (a 6,38% increase as compared to 2018) and 123.407 aircraft movements (a 0,4% raise as compared to the last year).
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport recorded 25,518 passengers (+24.17%) and 21,595 aircraft movements (+45,73%).
At present, 57 airlines operate on Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport, carrying passengers to 131 destinations.
Bucharest Airports National Company represents the main aviation pole of Romania, processing approximately 75% of the passengers, cargo and mail traffic registered at a national level. Bucharest Airports National Company, through the two platforms, Otopeni and Baneasa, ensures the conditions for the performance of all the air operations – civil and military – disposing of a substantial development capacity, able to satisfy the air traffic growth forecast, at least until 2030.