Moldovan Airline Company HiSky Starts Bucharest – New York Direct Flights in June 2024

The low-cost airline HiSky announces that starting from June 7, 2024, Romanians can fly directly to the United States on the Bucharest – New York route.

After 20 years, direct flights from Bucharest to New York have become possible with HiSky! From June 7, 2024, you can fly with us directly to the city of dreams – New York. Regular runs will be run weekly, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Tickets are already available, priced from just 349 euros/way.

HiSky, a flight operator from the Republic of Moldova, received the authorization for regular flights to the United States of America on December 12, the company announced.

After completing all stages of the verification process, the US Department of Transportation issued us the Foreign Air Carrier Permit. This means that starting today, HiSky has the right to operate flights to any destination in the United States.

Thus, starting from this date, HiSky becomes the only Romanian airline that has the right to operate regular passenger flights from Europe to any destination in the United States of America.

We are happy to be able to confirm that before the end of the year, we managed to fulfill all our goals and the promises we made to our passengers. HiSky is today the only Romanian company authorized to operate regular flights in the United States and the first to have the ability to make direct flights to the most popular destinations around the globe. As promised, we are preparing for the launch of the first routes to the USA, which we will operate with the A330.

Iulian Scorpan, CEO of HiSky

The aircraft that allows the company to operate flights over this distance, non-stop, landed this week at Henri Coandă Airport in Bucharest. The Airbus A330 aircraft has been painted in the company’s colours at a maintenance base in Ireland and bears the registration YR-KID. This is the first wide-body aircraft to enter the HiSky fleet and the only one of this type that a Romanian company will operate. With a configuration in two service classes, business class and economy, it has an autonomy of up to 14 hours of non-stop flight; that is, it can cover non-stop distances of over 13,400 km.

The Airbus A330-200 is one of the most popular wide-body models and is found in the fleets of the most prestigious air operators in the world. With an operational efficiency in service of 99.4% and an advanced fly-by-wire control system, this modern and efficient aircraft is appreciated mainly for its reliability and performance, especially for long-haul trips.

In the version HiSky chose, the aircraft is powered by two powerful Rolls Royce Trent 772B engines and reaches a cruising speed of 870 km/h, with an autonomy of up to 14 hours of non-stop flight.

With an overall length of 58.8 meters and a wingspan of 60.3 meters, the A330-200 offers generous cabin space with a two-tone configuration that ensures superior passenger comfort, even on long-haul flights. The cabin is designed to maximize personal space, offering wider seats and more legroom.

The new Airbus A330 is the eighth aircraft to enter the HiSky fleet. Up to this moment, the airline has operated 7 Airbus aircraft from the A320 family, namely one A319 aircraft, four A320 aircraft, and two A321, produced in 2023.