{"id":122850,"date":"2016-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/romanias-top-low-cost-airlines-carried-4-5-million-passengers-in-h1\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T16:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:09:57","slug":"romanias-top-low-cost-airlines-carried-4-5-million-passengers-in-h1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/romanias-top-low-cost-airlines-carried-4-5-million-passengers-in-h1\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania&#8217;s Top Low-Cost Airlines Carried 4.5 Million Passengers in H1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The most important low-cost airlines present on the Romanian market in terms of market share, namely Wizz Air, Ryanair, and Blue Air, carried over 4.5 million passengers in the first half of this year, representing 63% of the total passengers who transited Romanian airports.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The three companies recorded a 37.2% increase in the number of passengers in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year, when they carried 3.28 million passengers.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In the first six months of this year, the airline Wizz Air carried 2.422 million passengers, an increase of over 10% compared to the same period in 2015, and remained the market leader in Romania.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>During the analyzed period, Wizz Air opened six new routes from Romania, including two to Germany and two to the United Kingdom.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The low-cost airline Blue Air carried 1.42 million passengers in the first six months of this year, 82% more compared to the same period in 2015, following the introduction of 25 new routes this year and the expansion of its fleet.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Currently, Ryanair holds the third position in the Romanian low-cost air transport market and recorded the highest passenger growth in the first half, 127% to 680,000, from approximately 300,000 passengers in the same period last year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In the second half of this year, the growth of low-cost companies could accelerate, as all three major companies have entered the domestic flight market in Romania, which was dominated by Tarom until this year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A study published by the German online travel company GoEuro shows that Romania has the cheapest domestic flights in Europe after the low-cost operator Blue Air entered this segment, with an average price of EUR 7.12 per 100 km.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wall-street.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Wall-Street<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which low-cost airline is the market leader in Romania?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wizz Air remains the market leader, having transported 2.422 million passengers in the first half of the year, a 10% increase from 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much did the low-cost airline market grow in Romania?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The top three low-cost carriers (Wizz Air, Blue Air, and Ryanair) saw a combined 37.2% increase in passenger numbers compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which airline had the highest growth rate in Romania?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ryanair recorded the highest growth in the first half of the year, with a 127% increase in passenger numbers, reaching 680,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most important low-cost airlines present on the Romanian market in terms of market share, namely Wizz Air, Ryanair, and Blue Air, carried over 4.5 million passengers in the first half of this year, representing 63% of the total passengers who transited Romanian airports. 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