PRESS RELEASE

Cluj-Napoca, March 28, 2023: "Avram Iancu" Cluj International Airport organized today a press conference on the occasion the inauguration of the new route Cluj-Napoca – Budapest, operated by the new Romanian airline, AirConnect.

The airline AirConnect will operate for the first time this year from the Cluj "Avram Iancu" International Airport regular flights to Budapest and Constanța.

Flights to Budapest are operated in the summer season 2023 with two frequencies per week every day of Tuesday and Saturday, and the flights to Constanta will start starting with June 22 2023, with two frequencies per week every day of Thursday and Sunday.

 

Destination	Start date	Operating days	Operating program
Budapest (BUD)	March 28 2023	Tuesday and Saturday	(RO) Cluj-Napoca 13:05 – Budapest 13:20
			Budapest 10:20 – Cluj-Napoca 12:35
Constanta (NDA)	June 22 2023	Thursday and Sunday	(RO) Cluj-Napoca 19:00 - Constanta 20:25 Constanta 17:00 – Cluj-Napoca 18:25

                                  Note: Timetable de flight represents local times de landing/depatching  

 

Mr. Tudor Constantinescu, Director General of AirConnect stated: "We are happy to start operating regular flights between Cluj Napoca and Budapest today, with 2 weekly frequencies on Tuesdays and Saturdays. AirConnect offers the people of Cluj a fast and comfortable travel alternative to the capital of Hungary, the flight offers being varied and adapted to each type of traveler. "

Mr. David Ciceo, General Director of Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport stated: "We particularly appreciate AirConnect's decision to start operating flights to Budapest, proving once again that the Cluj airport is the regional airport with the most dynamic and spectacular development in terms of passenger connectivity needs. The summer season brings a greater diversity of air travel alternatives and we are convinced that the new destinations brought by AirConnect will be appreciated by passengers, in all traffic segments, respectively business or tourist traffic. "

 

Plane tickets can already be purchased from the company's website, www.air-connect.com, from the application available in the Apple Store and Google Play Store, or through travel agencies, at rates starting from €49.70 (rate on flight segment, taxes included, limited seats).

 

 

About the company

 

AirConnect is a new airline established in Romania by 7 private investors, out of the desire to serve the regional market in the area.

 

The company started operations in August 2022, offering domestic flights in Romania, connecting regional airports with nearby hubs and holiday flights (charter) directly from regional airports.