New Route of the Day (5 April 2026): AnimaWings between Athens and Cluj-Napoca
AnimaWings inaugurated flights between Athens and Cluj-Napoca, Romania’s second-largest city, on Sunday 5 April. The 985-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays, primarily with the A220-300 aircraft. The airline is the sole operator between the two cities.
Flight A2743 departs Athens at 09:20 local time, arriving in Cluj-Napoca at 11:30. The return service, operating as flight A2742, takes off at 12:35 local time, touching back down in the Greek capital at 14:40 local time.
What they said
Marius Pandel, CEO of AnimaWings, said: “The launch of the direct Cluj-Napoca – Athens route responds to the growing demand from Transylvania for destinations in Greece, both for business travel and for city breaks or holidays. Athens becomes a strategic point for both tourism and connections to the Greek islands and represents an important regional hub. Until now, this route was not served by regular direct flights, and its introduction contributes to expanding connectivity from Romania’s regional airports, facilitating mobility and the development of commercial and tourism relations.”
Ioanna Papadopoulou, Director of Communications & Marketing at Athens Airport, added: “We warmly welcome the new route inaugurated by AnimaWings, connecting Athens with Cluj-Napoca, in the heart of Transylvania – an attractive destination and an important regional centre in Romania. We are delighted to see improved connectivity between Romania and Greece with the addition of Cluj to our airport’s directly served destination network. On the occasion of the new route launch, we look forward to welcoming all passengers from Romania travelling to our city and beyond, as well as travellers from Athens/Greece choosing to discover this unique Romanian destination. We extend a warm welcome to the airline and wish it every success in developing its presence in the Greek market.”
AnimaWings to serve 56 cities this summer
AnimaWings operates scheduled flights to major European airports with consistent frequencies. In addition to established destinations such as Paris CDG, Stockholm ARN and Istanbul IST, the Romanian airline recently launched new services from Bucharest to European destinations including London LGW (from 22 March), Geneva (30 March) and Munich (2 April). Flights to Milan MXP will launch on 11 May.
These routes complement the extended AnimaWings network, which now reaches a total of 56 destinations.
AnimaWings will further expand its Cluj-Napoca network this summer with the introduction of flights to Olbia and Thessaloniki on 2 June, complementing existing services to Bucharest, Istanbul IST and Heraklion.
