Bucharest Băneasa Airport

Bucharest Băneasa International Airport (BBIA) is the second gateway into Romania. Located 8 km north of Bucharest from the city center, Bucharest Băneasa Airport is the main Romanian airport dedicated to business aviation, according to flight statistics. Bucharest Băneasa Airport is situated minutes away from the World Trade Center, Sofitel Hotel and Romexpo Complex, places that frequently host business events, exhibitions and trade shows.

In contrast with Henri Coandă Airport which is dedicated to big airlines, on Bucharest Băneasa Airport land and take off many planes of the airline companies that offer cheap flights to Bucharest or smaller airlines. Băneasa Airport is known as a calmer airport, but with fast formalities and short processing time.

Specialized in handling business aviation, Bucharest Băneasa Airport has a more welcoming ambience and a wide range of 24 hours a day services with affordable fees. The services that Bucharest Băneasa Airport offers to its passengers refer to customs, immigration, health, briefing, fueling and security. Passengers have the chance to use the facilities of the crew lounge and the VIP lounge, the former presidential official lounge. Additional services such as handling/ FBO services, aviation consulting, business support, catering, hangarage, overflight and landing permissions, passenger helicopter transport, courier services or civil aviation training are also available at the Bucharest Băneasa Airport.

History

The first flights in Bucharest Băneasa Airport area were flown in 1909 by Louis Bleriot who used one of his hippodromes. One year later Bucharest was the host of the first international aircraft meeting of Romania and of Eastern Europe.

After 1912 the airdrome became an airport. The aeronautic activities diversified and in 1922 the first international airline crossing Europe to Asia took place on the route Paris- Strasbourg- Prague- Vienna- Bucharest (Băneasa Airport)- Constantinopole.

The first air flight at night occurred in 1923 on the route Bucharest (Băneasa Airport)- Belgrade- Bucharest (Băneasa Airport). Internal and international commercial air routes were officially opened between 1925 and 1929: Bucharest (Băneasa Airport)- Galaţi- Chişinău, Bucharest (Băneasa Airport)- Iaşi-Cernăuţi, Bucharest (Băneasa Airport)- Cluj Napoca, Bucharest (Băneasa Airport) -Constanţa. The first business aviation flight was performed in 1926, when a Romanian businessman paid 1800 lei in order to fly from Brăila to Galaţi to conclude a business.

Between the two World Wars the international air shows and the attempts of breaking the world records were based at the Bucharest Băneasa Airport. The airport was developing and modernizing and between 1932 and 1937 it expanded its area and personnel. Bucharest Băneasa Airport was the only airport open to international air traffic until the Otopeni Airport was opened, after 1965.

Currently, the International Bucharest Băneasa Airport is undergoing a complete modernization program as a consequence of the low cost companies burst that prefer the use of less concurred airports, with moderate to affordable tax airports fares like the Romanian low costs Blue Air and Carpatair or My Air, the Italian airline, also a cheap flight company. For further information on other low cost flights you can check the European Cheap Flights.

Bucharest Băneasa Airport

Address: 40-44 Bucharest-Ploiesti Highway, sect. 1, Bucharest, Romania

Tel: +40 21 232 00 20 or 9371

Fax: +40 21 232 36 87, +40 21 210 56 87, +40 21 232 38 02

Email: baoffice@pcnet.ro

Website: http://www.baneasa.biz

Bucharest Băneasa Airport

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