New Blue Air route at LJLA connects Liverpool with the home of Count Dracula

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is today (June 3) celebrating the launch of a new route connecting Merseyside with Cluj, a city in northwest Romania.

The new service, from Romanian airline Blue Air, will give Liverpool access to the unofficial capital of Transylvania, the historical province with links to fictional character Count Dracula.

Blue Air now operates three routes from LJLA, having already introduced services to Bucharest and Bacau. This winter, the carrier will expand further with the launch of a fourth weekly service to Bucharest.

The chief commercial officer of Blue Air, Tudor Constantinescu, said: “It is indeed a proud moment for us at Blue Air to launch our maiden international flight between Liverpool and Cluj-Napoca, a city in the heart of Transylvania.

“There is a strong demand in travel between Romania and the UK from the Romanian community, while visiting friends and relatives in Romania.”

Tudor continued: “With the emerging IT industry and trade between the two countries, and especially in Cluj-Napoca, we are looking forward to playing an important role in supporting the ongoing economic growth and development of the second most populous city in Romania.”

To mark the start of the Cluj route, airport staff held Dracula-inspired celebrations that included a horror-themed cake.

The director of air service development at LJLA, Mark Povall, commented: “Since commencing their first departure from Liverpool just under 18 months ago, Blue Air have steadily grown their business from Liverpool, carrying over 60k passengers on their existing two routes in this time.

“We are naturally delighted to see this further expansion of their business from here and look forward to continuing to work with them closely to explore further opportunities from Liverpool.”

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