On 11 August, Wizz Air celebrated five million passengers at Cluj-Napoca (also known as Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport ‒ named in honour of the revolutionary Transylvanian lawyer), since it started serving the airport in 2007. The lucky passenger was Romanian native Eugenia Rus, who was travelling to Milan/Bergamo. The airport is expected to handle around 1.5 million passengers in 2015, according to anna.aero.
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FNE”s Cinema of the Month: Cinema Arta, Cluj-Napoca
This month we speak to Monica Sebestyen, the owner and manager of Cinema Arta, one of the main venues of Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF). Cinema Arta was built and opened by David Sebesteyn, Monica’s great-grandfather, in 1913. The Sebesteyn family lost the cinema during communism and it was returned to them after 1989. At the present time the cinema is opened only for festivals and special events as its manager seeks additional funding in order to open it as a regular cinema, says FilmNewEurope.com.
Read MoreAll summer long, until the 13th of September, with “Gardaland Night is Magic” the Park remains open, every day, for an incredible 13 hours!
From the 21st of June until the 13th September, Gardaland extends the Park’s opening time until 11 PM, thanks to “Gardaland Night is Magic”, the night event that lets you experience 5 extra hours of outstanding fun in the magic night atmosphere of the Amusement Park, all summer long. As many as 85 days of the Park by night during which Gardaland becomes even more evocative, thanks to an atmosphere rich in lights, music and colours.
Read MoreActMedia.eu: Renewables research center worth 2.8 mln. euro
Local councilors recently voted to increase the capital of Cluj Innovation Park, the company created by Cluj Municipality for managing Lomb Hill business premises. This increase is about 2,8 mln euro, according to ActMedia.eu.
Read MoreNCCU alum signs to play basketball in Romania
On July 27, former North Carolina Central University men’s basketball forward Karamo Jawara received a contract offer to return home and play professional basketball in Europe, as the Norwegian signed with U-Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, according to wralsportsfan.com.
Read MoreCluj-Napoca, the city with the most expensive apartments in Romania
Cluj-Napoca consolidated its position as the city with the most expensive apartments, at the end of July the owners asking on average 4,000 euro more than for the apartments in the capital city, according to the study made by a real estate site.
Read MoreAir traffic at Avram Iancu International Airport of Cluj-Napoca, up 30 percent by this mid-year
Air traffic at Avram Iancu International Airport of Cluj-Napoca was up 30 percent by this mid-year as compared to the same period a year ago, Cluj County Council chairman Mihai Seplecan announced at a news conference on Thursday, according to ActMedia.eu.
Read MoreThe Diplomat: Genpact celebrates 10 years in Romania with a marathon of five events until the end of this year
Genpact, the largest employer and developer of talent outsourcing industry in Romania, celebrates 10 years of presence on the Romanian market, the company announced, according to TheDiplomat.ro.
Read MoreRomanian Banca Transilvania ups gross profit in the first half
Romanian lender Banca Transilvania registered a gross profit of RON 226.3 million (EUR 50.9 million) in the first six months of the year, up 8% year-on-year. The bank’s operating income amounted to RON 965 million (some EUR 217 million) in this period, 11% higher compared to the RON 870 million reported for the first half of 2014, according to Romania-Insider.com.
Read MoreReuters: Romania’s Banca Transilvania bank H1 net profit up
Romanian lender Banca Transilvania says records 5 percent increase in net profit to 190 million lei ($47.51 million) in the first half of 2015, compared to 181 million in the first half of 2014; Gross profit was 226.31 million, eight percent higher compared to H1 2014.
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