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Blue Air launches new route to Cluj-Napoca from Birmingham

Blue Air, Romania’s leading airline, has launched thrice weekly flights from Birmingham to Cluj-Napoca, the second largest city in Romania.

Cluj-Napoca is rich in architecture and is home to one of the largest Gothic churches in Romania, as well as many baroque buildings and medieval towers. The city features several Bohemian cafes, music festivals and has a vibrant nightlife.

Launched on December 16, 2016, the new route is served by a 189 seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft, and flies to the city of Cluj-Napoca on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The new service departs Cluj-Napoca at 10:00 hours to arrive Birmingham at 11:30 hours; on return, the flight will depart Birmingham at 12:15 hours to arrive Cluj-Napoca at 17:15 hours.

Seats are available for booking at www.blueairweb.com, with prices starting from only £24.99 one-way including taxes and charges.

The new route follows the airline’s announcement of its new service between Birmingham and Larnaca starting in March 2017, and its inaugural Bucharest route that was launched March this year.

Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive Officer at Birmingham Airport, said: ‘Blue Air has had a very successful few months at Birmingham Airport flying thousands of passengers to and from the Romanian capital city of Bucharest.

‘We are delighted that they are already introducing this second route to Cluj-Napoca. The Romanian city will be a popular city break destination for our passengers as it is a cultural and historic centre home to universities, great nightlife and landmarks dating to Saxon and Hungarian rule. We look forward to seeing the carrier continue to go from strength to strength here at Birmingham Airport.’

Tudor Constantinescu, Chief Commercial Officer at Blue Air, said: ‘It is indeed a proud moment for us at Blue Air to enhance our presence at Birmingham with the addition of thrice-weekly flights to and from the heart of Transylvania – Cluj-Napoca, adding to the existing Bucharest operation. We are also gearing up to introduce even more flights to Birmingham by adding another service from our Larnaca base starting in March 2017.

‘The West Midlands is an important market for us, building our position at the airport demonstrates an ongoing commitment to Birmingham as a valuable part of the Blue Air family. One of the key opportunities at this airport is the mixture of leisure and business passengers allowing a strong volume of traffic all year round. Romania has excellent trade links with the UK and so we are confident the route will be a success.’

Blue Air announces new Birmingham -Larnaca route starting March 2017

Blue Air, the Romanian leisure airline that started operating from Birmingham Airport earlier this year, has recently announced the addition of a new route – Larnaca on the south coast of Cyprus – to its network.

The airline will start flights to Larnaca from Birmingham, starting March 2017.

The Romanian airline, which started operating from Birmingham in March 2016 with a twice-weekly service to Bucharest, had also announced a second route to Cluj-Napoca, the capital of Transylvania, commencing in December this year. With the addition of Larnaca, Blue Air has 10 flights a week from Birmingham Airport.

Flights to Larnaca will leave Birmingham Airport each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 1115 hours arriving in Larnaca at 1800.

Commenting on the new route, Tom Screen, head of Aviation Development at Birmingham Airport, said: ‘We are delighted that Blue Air is offering another route from Birmingham Airport. The airline has gone from strength to strength here offering low cost fares to popular destinations.

‘Larnaca has much to offer holiday makers. It is known for its palm fringed sea front and has brilliant diving opportunities, including the M.S. Zenobia ship wreck. With flights three times a week it’s now so easy to get to this sun destination from the Midlands.’

Tudor Constantinescu, chief commercial officer at Blue Air, said: ‘We are thrilled to announce our latest route to Birmingham, this time operating from our Larnaca base and commencing on 26 March 2017. With the new addition, we are now linking Birmingham to three Blue Air bases – Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Larnaca – that highlights our commitment to the West Midlands’ gateway.

‘Passengers on the new route from Cyprus will be delighted with our top-quality service that includes a free hot meal and full beverage bar including wine served onboard. I am confident Birmingham-Larnaca will be just as successful as our other flights to the UK and this will further enhance our position across the country!’

Prices start from £37.99 one way including all taxes and non-optional charges and can be booked at www.blueairweb.com, the Airport said.

Blue Air has recently integrated into the market leading booking platform FindandBook, offering more choice and flexibility for UK travellers. The integration of Blue Air will help to enhance its leisure market through collaboration with tour operators, mainly in the UK, and the extended global presence of FindandBook will help Blue Air to improve efficiency in its operations and improve customer retention. Blue Air operates extensively in the UK market linking London Luton, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow airports with Romania, Cyprus and Italy.

Blue Air launches new Glasgow – Bucharest route

Romanian airline Blue Air, which currently operates 65 routes in Europe, has commenced its first flight from Glasgow to Bucharest.

The new route – also the first route that Blue Air will fly from Glasgow – was launched on December 17 and will be available every Thursday and Sunday. Tickets are available for sale, with prices starting from GBP24.99 (one-way, taxes included,) on www.blueairweb.com.

Paul White, business development manager at Glasgow Airport, said: ‘This new Bucharest service from Blue Air is sure to be popular with both our business and leisure customers.

As well as offering a key transport link to one of Eastern Europe’s central cities, this twice weekly service will also be a great link for ex-pats and those seeking a historical and cultured city break.

We are looking forward to working with our new airline partner Blue Air to ensure the success of this service at Glasgow Airport.’

‘Since its first flight more than ten years ago, Blue Air has been permanently developing, with new routes, fleet increases and new services that offer passengers an extremely pleasant experience on board of our aircrafts. It is my pleasure to announce the new Glasgow to Bucharest route Glasgow and I would like to recognise the support and openness of the Glasgow Airport representatives’, Blue Air general manager Gheorghe Racaru said when the plan for the new route was announced in September.

Tudor Constantinescu, Blue Air chief commercial officer said: ‘This new route is aimed primarily at holiday-makers, considering the vast touristic potential of both Romania and Scotland. It will also be incredibly popular with the Romanian community in Glasgow and the surrounding areas.

‘Blue Air has also distinguished itself this year by completing two major projects – achieving the IOSA certification and signing a partnership with Amadeus and Sabre. Blue Air currently operates 15 aircraft, and by the end of March 2016 it will reach a total of 20 Boeing 737 aircrafts.

‘At present, Blue Air has three operational bases in Romania and two overseas bases in Italy and Cyprus – by next summer, we will fly to 66 routes within Europe.’

Blue Air has received a certificate of IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) from the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) for its exceptional operational standards.