То шо чекаємо на рейси до Бухаресту з регіонів?
In summer 2020, TAROM eyes the restart of long-haul flights to the United States and China
Next week, TAROM will apply for landing slots at New York JFK and Chicago O’Hare, with the aim of restarting flights to the US next summer. If this happens, TAROM is working now at various scenarios concerning the widebody aircraft to operate these flights with. The airline is leaning towards ACMI (Aircraft, Complete Crew, Maintenance and Insurance), also known as wet-lease. ACMI leasing is an agreement between two airlines, where the lessor agrees to provide an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) to the lessee in return for payment on the number of block hours operated.
For China, TAROM is looking to forge a partnership with SkyTeam fellow member Xiamen Airlines, which is “very interested” in starting flights to Bucharest. A code-share flight TAROM – Xiamen Airlines would see Xiamen’s 787 Dreamliners (12 in the fleet, 167 Boeing aircraft in total) land in Bucharest, then return to China with numerous connecting opportunities for passengers to Japan, Korea, Philippines and other destinations. TAROM pegs the resumption of flights to China also for summer 2020.
Speaking about what TAROM aims to become, Madalina Mezei stated: “TAROM wants to become an efficient and responsible airline, regional leader and a viable alternative to Romanian communities from all over the world. An airline which offers regional, European and intercontinental connectivity and a fair, quality service.”
