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The airline Dan Air has officially entered insolvency

Gabriel Dumitrache

6 November 2026, 14:05

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Airline Dan Air has entered insolvency after the Ilfov Tribunal admitted its application to open proceedings on Friday, November 6, 2026. The decision may be appealed. The operator requested insolvency with the intention of reorganizing its activities and maintains that it will continue its operations under normal conditions.

The application was filed on Thursday, October 22, 2026, after difficulties arose in its relationship with a limited number of service providers. According to the company, they requested full payment of the outstanding amounts and made the continuation of their cooperation conditional on the payments being made.

Dan Air states that insolvency proceedings are necessary to protect its activities and to avoid individual measures by creditors that could affect the operation of scheduled flights. The company announced on October 23 that all scheduled flights would be operated according to the established timetable.

The airline says it continues to benefit from the support of AVIATOR CAPITAL, the leasing company that owns the aircraft used for flights, as well as from the support of the majority of service providers. Insolvency is thus aimed at maintaining operations and achieving financial recovery through reorganization.

Context: the conflict with Bacău Airport and the blocking of certain receipts preceded Dan Air’s insolvency filing

Before the Ilfov Tribunal admitted Dan Air’s insolvency filing, the company was already in conflict with Bacău’s “George Enescu” Airport, which requested the opening of insolvency proceedings against the operator on October 29 and made the continuation of handling services conditional on additional payments. Dan Air contested the action and said that more than 83% of the alleged arrears were at most 33 days overdue, while the company had paid 100,000 lei and negotiated a debt repayment schedule; at the same time, the operator stated that it had also submitted its own reorganization petition on October 22.

The company also cited the blocking of more than 900,000 euros collected from passengers through the NETOPIA payment processor, amid which it reported temporary financial difficulties. As a result of the disputes, Dan Air subsequently announced the temporary relocation of all flights to Bucharest’s “Henri Coandă” Airport, starting November 4, with passengers to be contacted and able to request a full ticket refund under the terms of European Regulation 261/2004.