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Last month, I wrote about Moldovan-Romanian low-cost carrier, HiSky, beginning nonstop flights between Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) and New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on June 7th. I was just in Romania this past Halloween (more here) and Bucharest is a charming, cosmopolitan city. The first nonstop flight arrived in New York on Friday.
HiSky va lancer une liaison Bucarest-New York en juin 2024. #HiSky opérera 4 vols hebdomadaires en Airbus A330-200, le premier gros porteur de la compagnie loué à #AirLease #JFK 🛫 pic.twitter.com/OSQZNXGAbC
— Gate7 (@Gate7aviation) December 23, 2023
This flight marked the first nonstop one in more than 20 years between Romania and the United States. The last flights were operated by Delta Air Lines in 2009 and in 2004 by TAROM. Flights will operate 4x weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays on an Airbus A330-200 with 24 Business Class and 250 Economy Class seats.
HiSky is a relatively new airline that began service in April 2021. From Bucharest’s Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP), HiSky operates eight regular international routes to Brussels Airport (BRU), Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), Bordeaux Airport (BOD), Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Dublin Airport (DUB), Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA), Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), as well as two domestic routes to Cluj “Avram Iancu” International Airport (CLJ) and Timișoara International Airport (TSR).
Anthony’s Take: We had a great time in Romania, and Bucharest in particular. It’s largely undiscovered by Americans and offers great value for travelers. Hopefully, these new flights will provide some additional exposure and tourism dollars.
(Image Credits: HiFly.)
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I’m sorry, totally wrong info! Last direct & nonstop was Delta Airlines in 2007-2009. And Tarom was not flying to US anymore at the beginning of the ‘00
Thank you. Updated