Blue Air
Blue Air was a Romanian low-cost airline headquartered in Bucharest, with its former hub at Henri Coandă International Airport. It was the largest Romanian airline by scheduled passengers flown. In 2017, Blue Air carried over 5 million passengers, a 40% increase over the 3.6 million passengers flown the previous year. As of September 2022, Blue Air served 75 scheduled destinations in 21 countries.
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| Founded | 2004 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2004 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 6 September 2022 (suspension) 21 March 2023 (insolvency) | ||||||
| AOC # | RO-055 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Henri Coandă International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | My Blue | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 75 | ||||||
| Parent company | state-owned (75 %) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bucharest, Romania | ||||||
| Key people | Cristian Rada, CEO | ||||||
| Revenue | €108 million (2020) | ||||||
| Net income | €81.1 million (2020) | ||||||
| Employees | 806 (2020) | ||||||
| Website | flyblueair.com | ||||||
Blue Air was forced to suspend all operations on 6 September 2022 and has not resumed any flight since. As of November 2022, its license had also been suspended and the dormant airline has been nationalized in December 2022. In March 2023, Blue Air subsequently filed for insolvency.
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