Traffic starts at Transylvania’s brand new airport, Wizz Air operates flights – PHOTOS

Traffic has started at the Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport. It is the first greenfield project in Romania and will also serve Szeklerland.

The first greenfield project

The first flight of the Romanian airline Tarom from Bucharest landed on Thursday morning at the airport of Ghimbav, airportal.hu reports. The airport is just quarter of an hour’s drive from Brașov in Transylvania.

On board the plane were several members of the outgoing Romanian government. Outgoing Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca, President of the Senate, Sorin Grindeanu, the old-new Minister of Transport and Adrian Vestea, President of Brașov County Council, the candidate for the Ministry of Development, were present. Sándor Tamás, President of Covasna County Council and Árpád Antal, Mayor of Sfântu Gheorghe, also flew with the first plane, airportal.hu writes.

Support for the Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport

The leaders of the municipalities of Háromszék (literally “Three seats”) have supported the project from the beginning. Sándor Tamás said earlier that they had also obtained government support for the construction, as it was of paramount importance for them to get the airport up and running.

“A historic moment! From today, our region will take wings!” Árpád Antal wrote on his social media page after the landing in Brasov. The mayor of Sfântu Gheorghe said earlier that the Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport will bring the world closer to the people of Háromszék and will also bring them closer to the world, as it will speed up transport, which will contribute to the region’s competitiveness. He also drew attention to the fact that the airport has Hungarian signage in addition to information texts in Romanian, English and German.

“We are in the right place, we are home!” the politician said.

Wizz Air at the Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport

The Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA) has so far approved a twelve-hour operation for the airport, from 7 AM to 7 PM. Romanian airline Dan Air has requested that the restriction be lifted as soon as possible.

The Hungarian-owned Wizz Air also operates flights from the airport to London and Dortmund, while the much-anticipated Budapest flight is still to come. However, charter flights to well-known foreign resorts will soon be available.

As we reported yesterday, Wizz Air is opening a new route this autumn to a wonderful tourist paradise – read more HERE.