Bucharest Alexeni Airport
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Alexeni Airport is a project for a new low-cost airport for Bucharest
, located in the Alexeni
town, in Ialomiţa County
, at 60 km north-east of the capital city of Romania
.
Until 2001 a military helicopters base existed in the area. It has been nominated by the Minister of Transport
Radu Berceanu as the location for Bucharest
's new airport for low-cost flights (as the operational tariffs for Bucharest
's current low-cost hub, Aurel Vlaicu Airport, are set to grow). However, some analysts consider the project unrealistic and doomed to fail due to the poor conditions of the infrastructure in the area.
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, located in the Alexeni
Alexeni
Alexeni is a commune in Ialomiţa County, Romania, some 65 km north-east of Bucharest, near the town of Urziceni. It is composed of a single village, Alexeni.Until 2001 a military helicopters base existed in the area...
town, in Ialomiţa County
Ialomita County
Ialomița is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 296,572 and the population density was 67/km²....
, at 60 km north-east of the capital city of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
Until 2001 a military helicopters base existed in the area. It has been nominated by the Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transport, Constructions and Tourism of Romania
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania.The current Minister is Anca Boagiu, from the Democratic Liberal Party....
Radu Berceanu as the location for Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
's new airport for low-cost flights (as the operational tariffs for Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
's current low-cost hub, Aurel Vlaicu Airport, are set to grow). However, some analysts consider the project unrealistic and doomed to fail due to the poor conditions of the infrastructure in the area.