Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport is located only 12 km north of the Bucharest city centre, on DN1 road Bucharest-Ploiesti. Baneasa Airport is the older of the two Bucharest airports and the second airport in Romania in terms of air traffic after Otopeni Airport. Baneasa International Airport functions primarily as a hub for charter flights, low-cost airlines and business travel. After the 2007 low cost invasion by low fare airlines such as Blu Air, Sky Europe, Wizz Air, Germanwings, MyAir, OnAir at Baneasa Airport, its airport traffic has more than doubled. The low cost airlines connect Bucharest with various popular European destinations in Italy, Spain, Germany, France, the UK, Belgium, Hungary, Slovakia, Turkey and Austria. Situated literally in Bucharest proper 20 minutes from the center - perhaps uniquely in Europe for a budget-airline dominated airport, Baneasa Aurel Vlaicu airport is easily accessible by a private transfer in about 15 minutes.
