Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
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The airport Baneasa - Aurel Vlaicu (IATA: BBU, ICAO:. LRBS; rum Aeroportul iNTernational Bucureşti Baneasa - Aurel Vlaicu ) to Bucharest Henri Coandă is the second, smaller airport in the Romanian capital Bucharest and used exclusively for business travel.
History
The current airport was built in the years 1947 to 1948. Named Aurel Vlaicu (1882-1913) was a Romanian flight pioneer.
During the period from May 10 to August 15, 2007 more construction works were carried out, which is why the airport was closed and flights were diverted to Bucharest Henri Coandă neighboring and larger airport. The start and runway received in the course of renovation a new covering. A section of about 800 m was only released in January 2008. Until then, a shortened take-off and landing strip was used.
Since the airport is the only future business travel available, pulled the scheduled flights at the start of the summer timetable on March 24, 2012 to the larger Henri Coandă International Airport Bucharest to.
Terminal building
The airport has a historic terminal building for all arrivals and departures, which can not be thoroughly modernized extended on the basis of existing historic preservation and lack of space or.
Airlines and destinations
In April 2012, subject to all flights to Bucharest Otopeni, Baneasa since worked exclusively serves the business travel. The airport was previously used primarily as the basis for the two low cost airlines Blue Air and Wizz Air, which operated from here numerous European destinations, including Barcelona and Dublin. The German German Wings flew Baneasa to Berlin, Cologne / Bonn and Stuttgart.
Transport links
Bus: There are two express bus routes to the city center, line 780 and line 783 Line 780 runs to Gara de Nord, the line 783 of the most important places in the city center, including Piata Charles de Gaulle, Piata Victoriei, Piata Romana Piata Universitatii, to Unirii Square. In addition, both lines connect the airport Baneasa with the Bucharest Otopeni Airport. A ticket for two journeys costs 7 lei (2011, equivalent to about 1.70 euros ).