FRANKFURT - The private airline Blue Air with headquarters in Bucharest is as of now a new member of the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany e.V. (BARIG), the association representing the mutual interests of meanwhile over 120 national and international airlines in Germany.
"We are pleased to welcome Blue Air to our association, yet another airline with a new business model. By integrating players with diverse business models, BARIG continuously expands its competence in the evolving market environment of the aviation industry. Thus we are always up to date for the requirements of the general conditions as well as for the negotiation partners from economy, politics as well as from authorities and airports,” BARIG Secretary General Michael Hoppe explains.
The Romanian airline Blue Air carries over two million passengers annually and commands a route network of more than 100 destinations in Europe and the Near East. The airline offers flights on a regular basis from four airports in Germany to Bucharest, Bacau, Iasi and Sibiu. The Blue Air fleet currently comprises 26 Boeing 737 and is targeted to be expanded by another twelve Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft in 2019.
“In Germany we are currently approaching Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart and Munich. We are pleased that BARIG will now also represent Blue Air in political and economic affairs in Germany. The association promotes core aviation topics and a future-oriented development of the air traffic location Germany. Our membership in the national Board of Airline Representatives of a key air traffic market like Germany is therefore immensely important for us,” Tudor Constantinescu, Chief Commercial Officer & Director at Blue Air comments.
APG Airlines is also a new member of BARIG. The French company headquartered in Paris and with the home base in Toulouse (airport Blagnac) offers scheduled flights between Toulouse and Lorient as well as individual business charter flights including VIP services. Flights are performed with a King Air 350i from the aircraft manufacturer Beech Aircraft.
BARIG Secretary General Michael Hoppe states, “We are pleased to welcome highly specialized APG Airlines with their individual offer in the field of business travel to our association. With Hahn Air from Germany and now also APG Airlines from France, two successful specialists of the air traffic industry are part of BARIG, thereby enhancing the entire community’s know-how with their profound background and experience.”
"On multiple levels, BARIG promotes a future-oriented and targeted development of air traffic in Germany and Europe. At the same time, the association effectively represents airline interests,” Sandrine de Saint Sauveur, president and CEO at APG Airlines points out. “As new BARIG member we are looking forward to being part of this highly committed network of German and international airlines.”
