Tarom cancels Bucharest-Athens flight this Friday due to Greek air traffic controllers' strike
<p>Romania's national airline Tarom <a href="https://www.tarom.ro/stiri/informare-pasageri-greva-grecia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">said</a> that the announced strike of Greek air traffic controllers, which is set to last 24 hours from February 27 at 22:00 until February 28 at 21:59, will also impact its schedule. Thus, the air carrier stated that flight RO273 between Bucharest and Athens on Friday, February 28, will be canceled.</p>

<p>Tarom said it is already working to minimize the impact on affected passengers by adjusting its schedule and rerouting passengers on alternative flights.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"To minimize as much as possible the impact of the Greek air traffic controllers' strike on the travel plans of passengers on flight RO273 RO273/4 OTP-ATH-OTP, Tarom has mobilized its teams to reroute passengers onto flights scheduled for February 27 (before 22:00, the start of the strike), respectively March 1, and is also considering increasing transport capacity to ensure all passengers reach their destination as quickly as possible," reads the official announcement.</p>

<p>Passengers affected by the cancellation are encouraged to contact Tarom's Call Center for alternative travel arrangements.</p>

<p>Tarom was founded in 1954 and operates under the Ministry of Transport. A member of the SkyTeam Alliance since June 25, 2010, the airline has a fleet of 18 aircraft and serves 70 destinations either directly or through code-share partners.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Since 1993, Tarom has been a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).</p>

<p><i>irina.marica@romania-insider.com</i></p>

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